# Accident 20051125029419A: Camron N180, Rancho Santa F, CA, November 25, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 2005, 15:53 local time
- Place: Rancho Santa F, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9881° N, 117.2056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9881&lon=-117.2056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4506B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4506B-2010-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US N-180 (registry code 1880250, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-n-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMRON N180
- People aboard: 12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 1 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051125029419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT DURING HIS LANDING ATTEMPT AND HIT A 60 FOOT TREE THAT WAS ON A GOLF COURSE IN AN UPSCALE NEIGHBORHOOD OF RANCHO SANTA FE, CALIFORNIA. WHEN THE PILOT STRUCK THE TREE, THE ENVELOPE (BAG) SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE 12 PERSONS ON BOARD AT THE TIME OF THIS ACCIDENT, 11 PASSENGERS AND 1 PILOT. NO INJURIES TO PASSENGERS OR PILOT. THIS WAS RULED AN ACCIDENT BY THE NTSB BASED ON THE REPORTED DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX06CA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA046), Nov 26, 2005: Cameron Balloons N-180 (N4506B), Rancho Santa Fe, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadvertent deactivation of the number 2 burner, which resulted in an increased rate of descent and a collision with a tree short of the intended landing zone.

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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