# Accident 20070916020469A: Camron O77, Creston, IA, September 16, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2007, 10:00 local time
- Place: Creston, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0497° N, 94.3597° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0497&lon=-94.3597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9539G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9539G) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total, 108 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070916020469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE BALLOON HIT THE GROUND HARD WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN A HAYFIELD/PASTURE. THE PILOT WAS THROWN OUT OF THE BASKET ON IMPACT AND THE PASSENGER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE DEFLATION CORD. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BROKEN ARM IN THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI07CA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA300), Sep 16, 2007: Cameron Balloons O-77 (N9539G), Creston, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent flight into adverse (high wind) weather conditions, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the high wind encountered during the balloon flight and…

## Other reports on N9539G (1)

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

- [Accident 19920927039249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920927039249A), Sep 27, 1992: Camron O77 (N9539G), Omaha, NE. Made hard landing. Bounced. A passenger came forward prior to second impact fell on other passenger. Broke his leg.

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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