# Accident 19940426009349A: Camron ET90, Louisville, KY, April 26, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1994, 08:08 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2198° N, 85.6805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2198&lon=-85.6805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N898ET, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N898ET-2013-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons U S ET-90 (registry code 1880265, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-u-s-et-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMRON ET90
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,277 total, 470 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940426009349A

## Narrative

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

UNEXPECTED WEATHER CLOSING IN. ELECTED LAND IN FIELD ACCROSS POWER LINES. DOWNDRAFT ON FINAL. GONDOLA STRUCK WIRES.

## 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 BFO94LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA078), Apr 26, 1994: Cameron ET-90 (N898ET), Louisville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM WIRES DURING THE LANDING APPROACH. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT IS A DOWNDRAFT THAT EXCEEDED THE BALLOON'S AVAILABLE CLIMB CAPABILITY.

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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