# Accident 20081007848969A: Camron A105, Rio Rancho, NM, October 7, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2008, 09:30 local time
- Place: Rio Rancho, NM
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0372° N, 106.6056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0372&lon=-106.6056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N808SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N808SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US A-105 (registry code 1880211, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-a-105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMRON A105
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 95 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081007848969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 7, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 LOCAL TIME, PASSENGER ABOARD A CAMERON A-105 HOT AIR BALLOON SUFFERED A BROKEN FEMUR DURING A HARD LANDING IN RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO.  THE PRIVATE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLON FIESTA FIELD IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO AT APPROXIMATELY 0830 LOCAL TIME.  THE BALLOON WAS OCCUPIED BY THE PILOT-IN COMMAND, WHO HOLDS AN FAA COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE, AND TWO PASSENGERS.  THE SECOND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURY AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 CEN09CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA018), Oct 7, 2008: Cameron Balloons US A-105 (N808SP), Albuquerque, NM, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the balloon during landing. Contributing to the accident were the wind gusts.

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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