# Accident 19960415007319A: Camron A210, Cave Creek, AZ, April 15, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1996, 07:49 local time
- Place: Cave Creek, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8809° N, 111.9094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8809&lon=-111.9094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6085C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6085C-1998-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US A-210 (registry code 1880215, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-a-210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMRON A210
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,795 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960415007319A

## Narrative

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

LANDING DRAGGED 500FT TIPPED OVER AND BURNED. PASS WARNED ROUGH LANDING. PILOT FAILED TO SHUT OFF PILOT LIGHT.

## 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 LAX96FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA169), Apr 15, 1996: Cameron A-210 (N6085C), Cave Creek, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to follow the flight manual procedure by not turning off the burner's pilot shutoff valves. Factors relating to the accident were: the installation of improper (unapproved wooden)…

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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