# Incident 19930717032409I: Camron N65, Strasburg, PA, July 17, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1993, 08:00 local time
- Place: Strasburg, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9845° N, 76.1862° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Strasburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9845&lon=-76.1862&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20436, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20436-2013-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US N-65 (registry code 1880216, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-n-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMRON N65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 80 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930717032409I

## Narrative

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

A DISTANCE JUDGEMENT ERROR CAUSED PILOT TO ALLOW BALLOON ENVELOPE TO CONTACT TOWER OF LIGHT. LANDED SAFELY.

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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