# Accident 20080921845949A: Camron N77, Plano, TX, September 21, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2008, 09:00 local time
- Place: Plano, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0236° N, 96.7667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0236&lon=-96.7667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4003P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4003P-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US N-77 (registry code 1880255, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-n-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMRON N77
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 201 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080921845949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2008, APPROXIMATELLY 0900 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CAMERON N-77 HOT AIR BALLOON, N4003P, DESCENDED RAPIDLY, IMPACTED THE GROUND, AND BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE COMING TO REST IN THE PARKING LOT OF CLARK STADIUM IN PLANO, TX.  THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT SUFFERED A BROKEN FOOT WITH MULTIPLE FRACTURES, AND THE SOLE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED.  THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT BASKET OR ENVELOPE.  THE BALLOON FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM PLANO EAST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND WAS PARTICIPATING IN A BALLOON RALLY UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE "EDS CREDIT UNION PLANO BALLOON FESTIVAL" WAIVER ISSUED BY THE DALLAS FSDO.

## 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 DEN08LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA158), Sep 21, 2008: Cameron Balloons US N-77 (N4003P), Plano, TX, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, resulting in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent hard 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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