# Accident 19860118001529A: Camron O77, Rio Rancho, NM, January 18, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1986, 14:30 local time
- Place: Rio Rancho, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2334° N, 106.6645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rio Rancho, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2334&lon=-106.6645&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3SB-2012-02-08) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 352 total, 352 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860118001529A

## Narrative

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

BALLOON BLOWN INTO A BUILDING WHEN TETHER BROKE DURING INFLATION IN A STRONG WIND.

## 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 DEN86LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA068), Jan 18, 1986: Cameron 0-77 (N3SB), Rio Rancho, NM, 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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