# Accident 20050209002209A: Camron A250, Cave Creek, AZ, February 9, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 2005, 16:45 local time
- Place: Cave Creek, AZ
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2833° N, 111.7500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2833&lon=-111.7500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3037V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3037V-2015-10-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US A-250 (registry code 1880119, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-a-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMRON A250
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,070 total, 600 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050209002209A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX05LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA094), Feb 9, 2005: Cameron Balloons A-250 (N3037V), Cave Creek, AZ, no damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate handling of the balloon during boarding resulting in a passenger falling and sustaining a serious injury.

## Other reports on N3037V (1)

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

- [Accident 19990522046379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990522046379A), May 22, 1999: Camron A250 (N3037V), Windsor, CA, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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