# Accident 20021130031929A: Camron O70, Montrose, CO, November 30, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2002, 08:06 local time
- Place: Montrose, CO
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5183° N, 107.8208° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5183&lon=-107.8208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5303Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5303Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons U S 0-70 (registry code 1880107, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-u-s-0-70) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMRON O70
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021130031929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WIND CHANGE CLOSE TO GROUND. PILOT ACTED APPROPRIATELY. BALLOON STRUCK FENCE AND PILOT AND 1 PAX FELL OUT OF BASKET - ONE OTHER STAYED IN AND JUMPED AT APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET. MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 DEN03LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA019), Nov 30, 2002: Cameron Balloons O-70 (N5303Z), Montrose, CO, no damage. Probable cause: the unforecasted increase in wind velocity. A contributing factor was the fence that the basket struck, subsequently spilling the occupants onto the ground.

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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