# Accident 19920808029749A: Camron V77CAMERON, Mesquite, TX, August 8, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1992, 19:13 local time
- Place: Mesquite, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7668° N, 96.5992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesquite, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7668&lon=-96.5992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9544G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9544G-1994-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US V-77 (registry code 1880206, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-v-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMRON V77CAMERON
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92FA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920808029749A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES TRYING TO LAND BALLOON. ARCING CAUSED BASKET TO FALL FREE INTO PARKING LOST. INEXPERIENCED CREW PERSON

## 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 FTW92FA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA205), Aug 9, 1992: Cameron V-77 (N9544G), Mesquite, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM KNOWN OBSTACLES.

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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