# Accident 20111113027009A: Cameron Balloons A-315, Vacaville, CA, November 13, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2011, 10:00 local time
- Place: Vacaville, CA
- Airport: Nut Tree Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4064° N, 121.9706° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4064&lon=-121.9706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65400, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons A-315 (registry code 1880214, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-a-315) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMERON BALLOONS A-315
- Reported engine: N/A N/A
- People aboard: 15
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,790 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111113027009A

## Narrative

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

A SIGHT SEEING HOT AIR BALLOON FLIGHT  WITH 14 PASSENGERS AND 1 PILOT ABOARD WAS MAKING A CONTROLLED DESCENT AND LANDING NEAR NUT TREE AIRPORT, VACAVILLE, CA.  PRIOR TO DESCENT THE PILOT CONTACTED AWAS AT NUT TREE AIRPORT TO GET LATEST WEATHER OBSERVATION.  WINDS WERE REPORTED SOUTH AT 4 KNOTS.  PILOT DESCENDED TO APPROXIMATELY 10 FT. AGL, AND FOUND THAT LOCAL WINDS AT THE LANDING AREA WERE SOUTH AT 10 KNOTS.  THE BALLOON LANDED ON A PAVED STREET IN AN ABANDONED HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND THE BASKET SLID ON THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET, THEN MADE CONTACT WITH A CURB.  THE BASKET STOPPED ABRUPTLY AND TIPPED OVER ON THE DOWNWIND SIDE WITH THE BALLOON FULLY DEFLATED.  ONE PASSENGER COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN THE RIGHT LOWER LEG, AND COULD NOT PUT ANY WEIGHT ON IT.  PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS FOUND TO HAVE SUSTAINED FRACTURES OF THE LOWER RIGHT TIBIA AND FIBULA  THAT REQUIRED SURGICAL REPAIR.

## 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 WPR12CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA035), Nov 13, 2011: Cameron Balloons A-315 (N65400), Vacaville, CA, no damage. Probable cause: The balloon’s encounter with increased wind, which resulted in a hard landing and passenger injury.

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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