# Accident 19930808027839A: Camron N145, Woody Creek, CO, August 8, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1993, 08:00 local time
- Place: Woody Creek, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2790° N, 106.9008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2790&lon=-106.9008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4141D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4141D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US N-145 (registry code 1880230, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-n-145) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMRON N145
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- Pilot flight hours: 444 total, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930808027839A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED WINDSHIFT AND HIGH WIND AT LOW ALTITUDE STRUCK POWERLINE. SEVERED BASKET FROM BALLOON. FELL 108FT.

## 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 DEN93FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA100), Aug 8, 1993: Cameron N-145 (N4141D), Woody Creek, CO, substantial damage, 6 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE AND VISUAL LOOKOUT. A FACTOR WAS HIGH 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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