# Accident 19780429008439A: Camron A140, Walla Walla, WA, April 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1978
- Place: Walla Walla, WA
- Airport: Walla Walla Municipal
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 46.0925° N, 118.2841° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WALLA WALLA RGNL (ALW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0925&lon=-118.2841&mi=10
- Aircraft: N134CB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N134CB-2012-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons V-56 (registry code 1880120, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-v-56) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMRON A140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,220 total, 1,220 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78DYP24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780429008439A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BALLOON RALLY. ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT. PAX FELL FROM BASKET. GUSTIO 18K.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA78DYP24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP24), Apr 29, 1978: Cam Balloon V-56 (N134CB), Walla Walla, WA, no damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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