# Accident 19860930047889A: Camron O77, Tiburon, CA, September 30, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1986, 09:30 local time
- Place: Tiburon, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8898° N, 122.4694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8898&lon=-122.4694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2948G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2948G-2013-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US O-77 (registry code 1880207, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-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: 150 total, 38 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA359) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860930047889A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO TURN OFF BURNER PILOT LIGHT FOR LANDING. ENVELOPE DESCENDED ONTO BURNER CAUGHT FIRE AND DESTROYED BALLOON

## 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 LAX86LA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA359), Sep 30, 1986: Cameron 0-77 (N2948G), Tiburon, CA, destroyed

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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