# Accident 19980714046609A: Camron A105, July 14, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1998, 19:45 local time
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N1601A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1601A-2013-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US A-105 (registry code 1880211, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-a-105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMRON A105
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980714046609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED HOWELL, MI WITH FOUR PASSENGERS ON A SIGHT-SEEING FLIGHT. ENCOUNTERED UNFORECASTED GUSTY WINDS.  DURING LANDING, BASKET HIT HARD AND WAS DRAGGE 200-300 FEET.  ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED BROKEN ANKLE.

## 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 CHI98LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA253), Jul 14, 1998: Cameron A105 (N1601A), Howell, MI, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to visually recognize hazards associated with meteorological phenomenon. A contributing factor was the weather condtion.

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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