# Accident 20070505015129A: Camron A250, Martindale, PA, May 5, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2007, 19:00 local time
- Place: Martindale, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1667° N, 76.0833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1667&lon=-76.0833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5312X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5312X) (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: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 150 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070505015129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE SUBJECT HOT AIR BALLOON WAS ORIGINALLY INVESTIGATED AS A LANDING INCIDENT AND UPGRADED TO AN ACCIDENT ON 5/9/2007 WHEN PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TWO CRACKED RIBS AND A CRACKED PELVIS. THE PILOT REPORTED HIGHER THAN EXPECTED GROUND SPEED FROM HIS GPS IN FLIGHT. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS DID NOT REVEAL THE PASSAGE OF A DRY FRONT THAT CAUSED A RESULTING SHIFT IN WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED. THE WIND SHIFTED DURING LANDING RESULTING IN THE BALLOON ENVELOPE CONTACTING AN OAK TREE AND TIPPING THE BASKET ON END, WHICH THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE 12 PASSENGERS FELL ON EACH OTHER INJURING 4 PASSENGERS, ONE SERIOUSLY.

## 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 NYC07LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA114), May 5, 2007: Cameron Balloons A-250 (N5312X), New Holland, PA, minor damage. Probable cause: Unfavorable winds and terrain during a precautionary landing.

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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