# Accident 19900826035939A: Camron O84, Taos, NM, August 26, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1990, 09:30 local time
- Place: Taos, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3798° N, 105.5698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3798&lon=-105.5698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74000, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74000-2013-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US O-84 (registry code 1880210, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-o-84) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMRON O84
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 125 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90FA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900826035939A

## Narrative

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

WINDSHIFT AT 10 FEET AGL. ELECTED TO ABORT. HIT POWERLINE. ELECTROCUTED PASSENGER WHOSE BODY FELL 30 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 DEN90FA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA176), Aug 26, 1990: Cameron O-84 (N74000), Taos, NM, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION TO ATTEMPT A GO-AROUND. A FACTOR WAS THE UNFAVORABLE WIND ENCOUNTERED LATE IN THE ATTEMPTED LANDING.

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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