# Incident 19880416017409I: Camron V77CAMERON, Reno, NV, April 16, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1988, 15:48 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2021A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2021A-2015-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US V-77 (registry code 1880206, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-v-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMRON V77CAMERON
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 179 total, 13 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880416017409I

## Narrative

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

LIQUID PROPANE LEAKING OUT OF BLAST VALVES. GAS TURNED OFF. FORCED LANDING IN THE FRONT YARD OF A RESIDENCE.

## Other reports on N2021A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19930905033569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930905033569A), Sep 5, 1993: Camron V77CAMERON (N2021A), Truckee, CA, Substantial damage. Struck a tree on landing. Pilot blamed unexpected wind gust.

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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