# Accident 19891105044249A: Camron V77CAMERON, Tornillo, TX, November 5, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1989, 09:31 local time
- Place: Tornillo, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4408° N, 106.0802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4408&lon=-106.0802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1998Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1998Y-2007-01-23) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 397 total, 397 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891105044249A

## Narrative

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

LANDED. DROPPED PASSENGER. ROSE TO LAND ON FAR SIDE OF WIRES. BURNERS FAILED. HIT WIRES. ACTUATOR WIRE WAS BROKEN.

## 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 FTW90FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90FA024), Nov 5, 1989: Cameron V-77 (N1998Y), Tornillo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE IGNITOR SYSTEM, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO USE EMERGENCY BURNER RELIGHT PROCEDURES.

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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