# Incident 19930403011079I: Camron V90, Albuquerque, NM, April 3, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1993, 07:31 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3989E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3989E-2005-11-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US V-90 (registry code 1880284, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-v-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMRON V90
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 150 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930403011079I

## Narrative

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

ON APPROACH TO LAND,A DOWNDRAFT FORCED BALLOON TOWARD HIGHLINE. UNABLE TO ARREST DRIFT. STRUCK LINE ON LANDING.

## Other reports on N3989E (1)

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

- [Incident 19960511041439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960511041439I), May 11, 1996: Camron V90 (N3989E), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. During deflation wind gust blew bag into powerline. Midjudged proximity wires and 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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