Aerostar S-60S N6377C
10 October 2004 · Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 10 October 2004 at about 14:20 local time, a Aerostar S-60S registered N6377C was involved in an accident near Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.1453, -106.7953
- Aircraft
- Aerostar S-60S
- Registration
- N6377C
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Albuquerque → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN05CA010
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the passenger striking the pilot's leg during the landing, resulting in a fractured leg.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, during a "stand-up" landing, the passenger fell inside the basket, and struck the pilot's leg. The pilot received a fractured lower leg.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 2004 | Piper PA-18-150 | Jal, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 2004 | Beechcraft A36 | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| 19 Dec 2004 | Daniels VANS RV-8 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 2004 | Cessna 152 | Santa Teresa, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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