# Accident 20030704013849A: Camron O77, Battle Creek, MI, July 4, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2003, 08:30 local time
- Place: Battle Creek, MI
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2347° N, 85.5519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2347&lon=-85.5519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8085G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8085G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US O-77 (registry code 1880207, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-o-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMRON O77
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030704013849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER LANDING BOTH PILOT AND CREWMEMBER EXITED BALLOON, AFTER WALKING A SHORT DISTANCE, THE CREWMEMBER COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE SHE REQUIRED SURGERY ON HER BACK.

## 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 CHI03LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA208), Jul 4, 2003: Cameron Balloons O-77 (N8085G), Battle Creek, MI, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive descent rate. Factors to the accident were the trees lining the landing area.

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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