# Accident 19940625025409A: Camron CAN, West Chicago, IL, June 25, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1994, 07:15 local time
- Place: West Chicago, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8802° N, 88.2190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8802&lon=-88.2190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20367, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20367-1996-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US CAN-56 (registry code 1880218, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-can-56) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMRON CAN
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 65 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94FA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940625025409A

## Narrative

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

FAILED BURN ON APPROACH OVER TREE LINE. GONDOLA STRUCK POWERLINE. PROPANE TANKS BLEW. 3 OCCUPANTS FELL OUT 30FT AGL

## 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 CHI94FA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA209), Jun 25, 1994: Cameron CAN-56 (N20367), West Chicago, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilots failure to maintain vertical clearance above powerlines which bordered the field in which he intended to land. A factor associated with the accident were the powerlines.

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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