# Incident 19940723029729I: Camron V77CAMERON, Vandalia, OH, July 23, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1994, 08:10 local time
- Place: Vandalia, OH
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8790° N, 84.1922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vandalia, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8790&lon=-84.1922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1997G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1997G-1997-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US V-77 (registry code 1880206, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-v-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMRON V77CAMERON
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 150 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940723029729I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD, BALLOON STRUCK 50 FOOT POWER LINES. NO INJURIES WERE RECEIVED TO BALLOON OCCUPANTS AND BALLOON WAS UNDAMAGED. CIRCUIT BREAKERS TRIPPED ON POWER LINES AT FIRST CONTACT. PILOT WAS TRACKING INTO RISING SUN WITH HAZE CONDITIONS. PILOT SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED A 609 RIDE WITH INSPECTOR MARTHA LUNKEN ON 08/08/94. INCIDENT CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THE SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT.

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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