NTSB investigations: Ultramagic S A N-250

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Ultramagic S A N-250. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

20052026
NTSB investigations: Ultramagic S A N-250 per year, 2005–2026: 8 cases
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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('9130008'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB GAA20CA037Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportUltramagic N 250 · Albuquerque, NMThe pilot's failure maintain clearance from power lines, which resulted in an explosion and preimpact fire.Oct 19, 2019 · N275WB · Substantial damageNTSB GAA19CA030Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportUltramagic N 250 · Rio Rancho, NMThe balloon tipping over during deflation, which resulted in a passenger injury.Oct 8, 2018 · N275WB · No damageNTSB GAA15LA225Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportUltramagic N250 - NO Series · Peoria, AZThe pilot's failure to ensure that the passengers remained secure in the basket during deflation after landing, which resulted in a passenger falling out of the basket and sustaining a serious injury when a wind gust caught the envelope and tipped the basket…Jul 31, 2015 · N57EX · No damageNTSB WPR15CA044Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportUltramagic N-250 · Wittman, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the balloon when the wind unexpectedly increased which resulted in a collision with trees during the landing.Nov 17, 2014 · N59EX · Substantial damageNTSB WPR14CA396Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportUltramagic N250 - NO Series · Phoenix, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while landing in downdraft and gusting wind conditions which resulted in striking trees and a subsequent hard landing.Sep 13, 2014 · N59EX · Substantial damageNTSB CEN13LA356Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportUltramagic N-250 · Golden, COThe balloon's encounter with unforecast strong gusting wind, which resulted in a high-wind landing. Contributing to the accident was the National Weather Service's misjudgment of the timing and underestimation of the magnitude of the frontal boundary moving…Jun 8, 2013 · N753ZF · Minor damageNTSB LAX08CA112Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportUltramagic N-250 · Buckeye, AZThe passenger's failure to hear and follow the pilot's instructions to get down in the bottom of the balloon basket before the high wind landing. A contributing factor was the high wind condition.Apr 13, 2008 · N35EX · No damageNTSB LAX05LA162Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportUltramagic N-250 · Del Mar, CAThe pilot's failure to arrest the high rate of descent and an inadequate bounced landing recovery technique. a factor in the accident was the rough, uneven terrain.May 9, 2005 · N3002J · No damage