# Incident 20010901022899I: Camron A105, Danville, IL, September 1, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2001, 18:50 local time
- Place: Danville, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1426° N, 87.6107° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Danville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1426&lon=-87.6107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6078H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6078H-2017-05-22) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 521 total, 22 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010901022899I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER, 1, 2001, WHILE CONDUCTING A BALLOON RIDE WITH 3 PASSENGERS, AT APPROXIMATELY 1850 CDT THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS LANDING IN A FIELD IN THE DANVILLE CITY LIMITS. ABOUT 5 FEET FROM TOUCHDOWN THE PIC NOTICED A POWER LINE, VERY CLOSE. WHEN THE ENVELOPE DEFLATED IT DRAPED ACROSS THE POWER LINE. THE PIC AND ALL 3 PASSENGERS EXITED THE BASKET WITHOUT INJURY. THE POWER COMPANY WAS CALLED TO SHUT OFF POWER AND THE BALLOON WAS PULLED CLEAR OF THE LINES. THE BALLOON SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE OF A SMALL 8 INCH HOLE BURNT IN THE SCOOP, NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

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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