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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Camron V77CAMERON · Littleton, CO · December 28, 1991

Date: December 28, 1991 · 09:30 local
Place: Littleton, CO
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9517P
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN92LA021
Reported as: Camron V77CAMERON
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 65 total65 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N9517PRegistration cancelled Mar 5, 2022 · Cameron Balloons US V-77S/N 5631 Airframe modelCameron Balloons US V-77 Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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

Landed,high wind. Bounced hard,basket dragged 200 feet on ground, tipped over, dumped passengers.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED,HIGH WIND. BOUNCED HARD,BASKET DRAGGED 200 FEET ON GROUND, TIPPED OVER, DUMPED PASSENGERS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN92LA021Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLittleton, COThe pilot's improper landing procedure, including wrong compensation for wind conditions and improper use of the envelope dump control. A factor was: high wind.Dec 28, 1991 · Substantial damage