# Accident 19920816032849A: Camron N90, Centralia, IL, August 16, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1992, 06:50 local time
- Place: Centralia, IL
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5193° N, 89.1196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5193&lon=-89.1196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75250, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US N-90 (registry code 1880260, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-n-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMRON N90
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920816032849A

## Narrative

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

LANDED SUDDENLY TO AVOID ANOTHER BALLOON THAT HAD DESCENDED IN FRONT OF HIM AND HIT WIRES. PASSENGER BROKE ANKLE.

## 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 CHI92LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA252), Aug 16, 1992: Cameron N-90 (N75250), Centralia, IL, no damage. Probable cause: ABRUPT TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N75250 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920428025409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920428025409I), Apr 28, 1992: Camron N90 (N75250), Louisville, KY. Pilot took off from congested area without adequate clearance from the crowd. Later stampeded a herd of cows.

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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