Cameron A 250 accident near Hartsel, CO
On August 3, 2018, a Cameron A 250 (balloon) was involved in an accident near Hartsel, CO. 1 person died.
- Date
- August 3, 2018
- Place
- Hartsel, CO
- Aircraft
- Cameron A 250 · Balloon
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- —
- Position
- 39.006°N, 105.577°W
- NTSB ID
- 20180803X63845
Official records · CEN18LA309
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn August 3, 2018, about 0815 mountain daylight time, a Cameron Balloons US A-250 balloon, N2025J, landed in an open field about 12 miles east of Hartsel, Colorado. The commercial rated pilot, commercial rated co-pilot, and seven passengers were not injured; one passenger sustained serious injuries and one passenger was fatally injured. The balloon was not damaged. The balloon was registered to Colorado Rocky Ballooning LLC, Dillon, Colorado, and operated by Colorado Hot Air Balloon Rides under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a revenue sightseeing flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and no flight plan had been filed. The local flight departed at 0717. The responding Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector reported that the balloon departed from a field about 6 miles northwest of the accident site. At the end of the sightseeing flight the pilot landed the balloon in a flat field; during the landing the basket bounced several times and tipped over (figure 1). Figure 1 – Several ground scars leading up to the basket on its side When the basket tipped over, two female passengers fell out; one landed on top of the other and both sustained injuries. The first injured passenger, age 65, sustained a broken wrist and experienced shoulder pain, while the other injured passenger, age 73, was administered CPR by two of the other passengers, then was flown to a local hospital. Several of the other passengers onboard the balloon stated after the accident that pilots provided an initial f
Probable cause
The passengers’ fall from the basket after landing when the basket tipped over.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
