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Incident

FAA incident report · Camron N-77 · Webster, NY · September 9, 1991

Date
September 9, 1991 · 08:00 local
Place
Webster, NY
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N95399
Reported as
Camron N77
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
86 total70 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Gondola collided with the ground while in the landing phase of the balloon. Passenger sustained a broken leg.

As the FAA filed it

GONDOLA COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND WHILE IN THE LANDING PHASE OF THE BALLOON. PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BROKEN LEG.