# Accident 20011006030119A: Camron N105, Albuquerque, NM, October 6, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2001, 09:30 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0400° N, 106.6092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0400&lon=-106.6092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9524U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9524U-2017-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US N-105 (registry code 1880217, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-n-105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMRON N105
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011006030119A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON OCTOBER 6, 2001, APPROXIMATELY 0930 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CAMERON 105 BALLOON, N9524U, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DURING A HARD LANDING WHILE OPERATING IN THE VICINITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 0800. (-23) ON 10/06/01, AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 MDT, A CAMERON 105 BALLOON, N9524U, OWNED & OPERATED BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DURING A HARD LANDING WHILE OPERATING IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED & HIS TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURY (THE 3RD PAX). VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 FTW02LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA011), Oct 6, 2001: Cameron 105 (N9524U), Albuquerque, NM, minor damage. Probable cause: Ther pilot's delay to compensate for changing weather conditions in-flight. Contributing factors were the high winds and an inaccurate weather forcast.

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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