# Accident 19820822042559A: Camron O77, Wall Lake, MI, August 22, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1982, 08:10 local time
- Place: Wall Lake, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3297° N, 83.7004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3297&lon=-83.7004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89MW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89MW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons O-77 (registry code 1880108, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-o-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMRON O77
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 49 total, 49 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820822042559A

## Narrative

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

GUSTY WIND ALLOWED HOT AIR TO ESCAPE BALLOON DURING LANDING APPROACH. LANDED IN TREES SHORT OF OPEN FIELD.

## 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 CHI82DA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA325), Aug 22, 1982: Cameron 0-77 (N89MW), Wall Lake, MI, substantial 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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