# Accident 20091008019479A: Camero Z77, Albuquerque, NM, October 8, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2009, 09:15 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1375° N, 106.5561° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1375&lon=-106.5561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4502V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4502V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US Z-77 (registry code 1880302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-z-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMERO Z77
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 387 total, 304 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091008019479A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 8, 2009, AT 0915 MDT A CAMERON Z-77 HOT AIR BALLOON, N4502V, REGISTERED TO DONNA JEAN CARLTON-VISH, WAS INVOLVED IN A HARD LANDING AT ARROYO DEL OSO GOLF COURSE, ALBUQUERQUE, NM WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE BALLOON SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATED PILOT SUSTAINED A BROKEN ANKLE, THE 2 PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED NEAR CORRALES, NEW MEXICO, ON OCTOBER 8, 2009 AT 08:40 MDT.

## 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 CEN10CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA017), Oct 8, 2009: Cameron Z77 (N4502V), Albuquerque, NM, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the balloon during the approach and 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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