# Accident 19960823023859A: Camron O65, Parish, LA, August 23, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1996, 08:20 local time
- Place: Parish, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8594° N, 91.0107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8594&lon=-91.0107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2035C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2035C-1997-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons O-65 (registry code 1880106, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-o-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMRON O65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA355) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960823023859A

## Narrative

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

BRUSHED A TREE ON LANDING, BOUNCED HARD. (-23) DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED INTO THE AIR RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SUFFERED A BROKEN ANKLE AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD MINOR DAMAGE.

## 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 FTW96LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA355), Aug 23, 1996: Cameron O-65 (N2035C), Clinton, LA, minor damage. Probable cause: the instructor pilot's failure to follow recommended procedures to properly brace himself in preparation for landing.

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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