# Accident 19911228062549A: Camron V77CAMERON, Littleton, CO, December 28, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1991, 09:30 local time
- Place: Littleton, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5397° N, 104.9609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5397&lon=-104.9609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9517P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9517P-2022-03-05) (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: 65 total, 65 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911228062549A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN92LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA021), Dec 28, 1991: Cameron V-77 (N9517P), Littleton, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER LANDING PROCEDURE, INCLUDING WRONG COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND IMPROPER USE OF THE ENVELOPE DUMP CONTROL. A FACTOR WAS: HIGH WIND.

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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