# NTSB Accident BFO88LA066
> **BALLOON WORKS AX-8** · 1988-07-10 · PURCELLVILLE, VA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO88LA066
- **Event ID:** 20001213X26135
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1988-07-10
- **Location:** PURCELLVILLE, VA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 6
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BALLOON WORKS
- **Model:** AX-8
- **Registration:** N7108
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT LANDED THE HOT AIR BALLOON AT AN EXCESSIVE DESCENT RATE WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. WIND GUST ARE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

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