# Accident 19840813043829A: Camron V77CAMERON, Oswego, IL, August 13, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1984, 20:23 local time
- Place: Oswego, IL
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6897° N, 88.3303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6897&lon=-88.3303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58179, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58179-1991-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US V-77 (registry code 1880206, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-v-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMRON V77CAMERON
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 66 total, 26 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA346) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840813043829A

## Narrative

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

APPROACHING DARKNESS PILOT ELECTED TO LAND HIS BALLOON IN A TALL CORN FIELD IMPACT RESULTED IN PASSENGER INJURY.

## 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 CHI84LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA346), Aug 14, 1984: Cameron Viva 7 (N58179), Oswego, IL, 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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