# Accident 19900303003009A: Camron O105, Phoenix, AZ, March 3, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1990, 09:10 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4507° N, 111.6397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4507&lon=-111.6397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N364CB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N364CB-1991-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons 0-105 (registry code 1880113, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-0-105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMRON O105
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,589 total, 25 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900303003009A

## Narrative

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

HOSE CAME OFF BOGUS PROPANE SYSTEM. FIRE ERUPTED. PILOT PASSENGERS JUMPED ABOUT 25 FEET AGL. LAST ONE AT 100 FEET.

## 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 LAX90LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA109), Mar 3, 1990: Cameron O-105 (N364CB), Phoenix, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER MODIFICATION OF THE BALLOON'S FUEL/HEATER SYSTEM BY THE OWNER/OPERATOR AND FAILURE OF THE FUEL LINE CONNECTION, WHICH RESULTED IN A FUEL SYSTEM LEAK AND GONDOLA (BASKET) FIRE.

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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