# Accident 20251109020699A: Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 77A, Rio Rancho, NM, November 9, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2025, 07:30 local time
- Place: Rio Rancho, NM
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2245° N, 106.7119° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2245&lon=-106.7119&mi=10
- Aircraft: N614LB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N614LB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 77A (registry code 5190005, https://openairdocs.org/model/arbc-inc-dba-lindstrand-77a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARBC INC DBA LINDSTRAND 77A
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 314 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251109020699A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON 11/09/2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 0730 MST A LINDSTRAND BALLOON MODEL 77A SUFFERED A HARD LANDING IN RIO RANCHO NEW MEXICO. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR WITH 14 KNTS WIND COMING FROM THE SOUTH. THE BALLOON WAS LANDING FROM A TRAINING FLIGHT.THE BALLON CONTACTED THE GROUND AND BASKET BOUNCED TWICE BEFORE STOPPING.THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE BALLOON SYSTEM. THERE WERE TWO PERSONS ON BOARD ONE WAS A COMMERCIAL RATED BALLOON PILOT, THE OTHER WAS NOT RATED AND IS A STUDENT. THERE WAS ONE INJURY REPORTED. THE STUDENT WAS TAKEN TO THE URGENT CARE FACILITY AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT HER RIGHT ANKLE WAS FRACTURED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR26LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA039), Nov 9, 2025: Arbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 77A (N614LB), Rio Rancho, NM, no damage. Probable cause: An inadvertent hard landing in high wind conditions resulting in serious injury of one of the pilots.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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