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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Camron N 120 · Madison, WI · August 12, 1998

Date: August 12, 1998
Place: Madison, WI
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N41154
Reported as: Camron N120
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 500 total30 in this make and model72 in the last 90 days

N41154Registration cancelled Jul 7, 2017 · Cameron Balloons U S N 120S/N 6115 · Built 1997 Airframe modelCameron Balloons U S N 120 Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-5) Pilot reported at 200 ft over lake mindota, the balloon descended at a high rate. The basket hit the water and submerged. The pilot got the balloon air born again flew over the lake at approx. 200 ft and landed at the first field. The pilot stated that when the basket was in the water one of the passengers jumped out of the basket into the water and was picked up by a boat.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) PILOT REPORTED AT 200 FT OVER LAKE MINDOTA, THE BALLOON DESCENDED AT A HIGH RATE. THE BASKET HIT THE WATER AND SUBMERGED. THE PILOT GOT THE BALLOON AIR BORN AGAIN FLEW OVER THE LAKE AT APPROX. 200 FT AND LANDED AT THE FIRST FIELD. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN THE BASKET WAS IN THE WATER ONE OF THE PASSENGERS JUMPED OUT OF THE BASKET INTO THE WATER AND WAS PICKED UP BY A BOAT.