# Incident 19890812052759I: Camron N120, Van Wert, OH, August 12, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1989, 20:00 local time
- Place: Van Wert, OH
- Airport: Van Wert County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8639° N, 84.6080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN WERT COUNTY (VNW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8639&lon=-84.6080&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6092K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6092K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons U S N 120 (registry code 1880228, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-u-s-n-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMRON N120
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 40 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890812052759I

## Narrative

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

GUST OF WIND CAUSED BALLOON TO BREAK LOOSE FROM GROUND CREW. STRUCK A VEHICLE. BECAME AIRBORNE. DAMAGED ON LANDING.

## Other reports on N6092K (2)

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

- [Accident 19911019062769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911019062769A), Oct 19, 1991: Camron N120 (N6092K), Goshen, IN. Landed in rough cornfield stubble. Two passengers injured when jostled on landing. Failure to brace a factor.
- [Accident 19900826038209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900826038209A), Aug 26, 1990: Camron N120 (N6092K), Mottville, MI, Minor damage. Basket tipped over on hard, high wind landing. Seriously injured passenger.

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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