# Accident 19970427006579A: Camron N77, Temecula Valley, CA, April 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1997, 08:15 local time
- Place: Temecula Valley, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N16067, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16067-1998-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US N-77 (registry code 1880255, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-n-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMRON N77
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,439 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970427006579A

## Narrative

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

BASKET TIPPED OVER LANDING ON BRUSHY HILLSIDE. IGNITED BRUSH CONSUMED BALLOON. OVERSHOT LANDING. HIT HIDDEN ROCK.

## 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 LAX97LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA169), Apr 27, 1997: Cameron N-77 (N16067), Temecula, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of his speed and altitude, which led to a landing overshoot.

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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