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Accident

FAA accident report · Camron A-250 · Cave Creek, AZ · February 9, 2005

Date: February 9, 2005 · 16:45 local
Place: Cave Creek, AZ
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N3037V
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX05LA094
Reported as: Camron A250
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,070 total600 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N3037VRegistration cancelled Oct 8, 2015 · Cameron Balloons US A-250S/N 6052 · Built 1996 Airframe modelCameron Balloons US A-250 Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot stated he boarded two passengers and told the other passengers to wait. He began inflating the balloon, the instructed the waiting passengers to continued boarding. Light gusty winds were causing the basket to move slightly while still moored to the ground. As the third passenger was climbing into the basket, the basket moved with the wind and the passenger fell to the floor of the basket fracturing her collar bone.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED HE BOARDED TWO PASSENGERS AND TOLD THE OTHER PASSENGERS TO WAIT. HE BEGAN INFLATING THE BALLOON, THE INSTRUCTED THE WAITING PASSENGERS TO CONTINUED BOARDING. LIGHT GUSTY WINDS WERE CAUSING THE BASKET TO MOVE SLIGHTLY WHILE STILL MOORED TO THE GROUND. AS THE THIRD PASSENGER WAS CLIMBING INTO THE BASKET, THE BASKET MOVED WITH THE WIND AND THE PASSENGER FELL TO THE FLOOR OF THE BASKET FRACTURING HER COLLAR BONE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX05LA094Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCave Creek, AZthe pilot's inadequate handling of the balloon during boarding resulting in a passenger falling and sustaining a serious injury.Feb 9, 2005 · No damage

Other reports on N3037V · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19990522046379AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Windsor, CA(-23) On may 22, 1999, about 0824 hours pacific daylight time, a cameron balloons A-250, N3037V, sustained substantial damage during a hard landing near Windsor, CA. The local sightseeing flight departed an open field three miles north approximately 35…May 22, 1999 · Substantial damage