# Incident 19870924072249I: Camron A105, Batavia, OH, September 24, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1987, 18:00 local time
- Place: Batavia, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0804° N, 84.1708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Batavia, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0804&lon=-84.1708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2974L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2974L-2014-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US A-105 (registry code 1880211, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-a-105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMRON A105
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 326 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870924072249I

## Narrative

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

THE BALLOON DRIFTED INTO POWERLINES ON LAUNCH. ENVELOPE STRUCK A LIGHT POLE AND DRAPED OVER THE TOP.

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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