# Incident 19980812043369I: Camron N120, Madison, WI, August 12, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1998
- Place: Madison, WI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0731° N, 89.4012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madison, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0731&lon=-89.4012&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41154, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41154-2017-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons U S N 120 (registry code 1880228, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-u-s-n-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMRON N120
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 30 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980812043369I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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