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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Camron O-65 · Battle Creek, MI · July 2, 2000

Date: July 2, 2000 · 09:00 local
Place: Battle Creek, MI
Airport: W K Kellogg Regional
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N89CB
Reported as: Camron O65
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total400 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N89CBRegistration cancelled Feb 17, 2017 · Cameron Balloons O-65S/N 238 Airframe modelCameron Balloons O-65

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23)The pilot stated that he was descending upon a landing site when he spotted power lines at the last minute. He stated that he tried to climb but did not have time or distance to clear lines. Pilot initiated an emergency landing procedure and landed before hitting power lines. Envelope contacted wires but no damage. When the envelope descended on the hot burner some of the material was melted. No injuries and minor envelope damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS DESCENDING UPON A LANDING SITE WHEN HE SPOTTED POWER LINES AT THE LAST MINUTE. HE STATED THAT HE TRIED TO CLIMB BUT DID NOT HAVE TIME OR DISTANCE TO CLEAR LINES. PILOT INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING PROCEDURE AND LANDED BEFORE HITTING POWER LINES. ENVELOPE CONTACTED WIRES BUT NO DAMAGE. WHEN THE ENVELOPE DESCENDED ON THE HOT BURNER SOME OF THE MATERIAL WAS MELTED. NO INJURIES AND MINOR ENVELOPE DAMAGE.