# Accident 19831126060649A: Camron A140, Temecula, CA, November 26, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1983, 08:35 local time
- Place: Temecula, CA
- Airport: Rancho
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4936° N, 117.1484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Temecula, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4936&lon=-117.1484&mi=10
- Aircraft: N741CB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N741CB-2011-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons A-140 (registry code 1880112, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-a-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMRON A140
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 115 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831126060649A

## Narrative

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

WIND PICKED UP DURING SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT. MADE HARD DOWN HILL LANDING. NO WEATHER BRIEFING.

## 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 LAX84LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA070), Nov 26, 1983: Cameron A-140 (N741CB), Temecula, CA, 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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