Woman taken to hospital after hard landing

Posted at: 10/04/2009 11:00 AM | Updated at: 10/04/2009 5:33 PM
By: Charlie Pabst, KOB.com


A report from state police and the FAA will be sent to the NTSB for review.
New Mexico State Police and the Federal Aviation Administration responded to the hard landing of a hot-air-balloon on Sunday morning near the border of Bernalillo and Rio Rancho. One woman was transported to the hospital with leg injuries.

State police say the balloon made a hard landing near Rio Rancho Boulevard and Santiago just after 9:20 a.m.

51-year-old passenger Amy Bressan from California was transported to Presbyterian Hospital in Rio Rancho with unspecified leg injuries, according to police.

A 58-year-old passenger from England was also on board along with 58-year-old pilot William Kemp from Rio Rancho.

A report from state police and the FAA will be sent to the National Transportation Safety Board for review.

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