# Accident 19891104044259A: Camron N105, Bryan, TX, November 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1989, 07:00 local time
- Place: Bryan, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6398° N, 96.3602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6398&lon=-96.3602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2055K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2055K-1998-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US N-105 (registry code 1880217, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-n-105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMRON N105
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 799 total, 83 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891104044259A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A MARKED TOWER 527 AGL AFTER WINDSHIFT CHANGED BALLOONS PATH. RIPPED OPEN BALLOON DROPPED TO GROUND.

## 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 FTW90LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA021), Nov 4, 1989: Cameron N-105 (N2055K), Bryan, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT/COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CHANGE AND HIS DELAYED RESPONSE IN INITIATING A CLIMB IN ORDER TO CLEAR THE TOWER.

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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