# Incident 20080831844269I: Camron A140, Bentonville, AR, August 31, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2008, 07:45 local time
- Place: Bentonville, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3729° N, 94.2088° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bentonville, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3729&lon=-94.2088&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10731, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10731) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US A-140 (registry code 1880212, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-a-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMRON A140
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080831844269I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 31, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 0745 CST, N10731, A CAMERON BALLOON, WHILE ABORTING A LANDING CAME IN CONTACT WITH A BUILDING.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN CHANGE IN WIND DIRECTION.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGERS.  THE BALLOON DID NOT RECEIVE ANY DAMAGE.  THE 14CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER VFR.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

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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