# Accident 19920307005179A: Camron O84, Maumelle, AR, March 7, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1992, 17:55 local time
- Place: Maumelle, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8491° N, 92.4103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8491&lon=-92.4103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6008J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6008J-1992-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons O-84 (registry code 1880110, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-o-84) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMRON O84
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 502 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920307005179A

## Narrative

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

BECAME BECALMED OVER WOODED SWAMPY AREA. LOW ON FUEL. ELECTED TO DITCH IN SWAMP TO PREVENT INJURY TO 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 FTW92LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA081), Mar 7, 1992: Cameron 084 (N6008J), Maumelle, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOTS IMPROPER FUEL CONSUMPTION PLANNING. A FACTOR WAS A LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR 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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