# Accident 20120606012979A: Cameron Balloons Z-90, Sellersburg, IN, June 6, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2012, 20:50 local time
- Place: Sellersburg, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4333° N, 85.8667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4333&lon=-85.8667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N401DJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N401DJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons Z-90 (registry code 1880300, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-z-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMERON BALLOONS Z-90
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,395 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA347) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120606012979A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT, CARRYING TWO PASSENGERS ONBOARD, LANDED IN A NEWLY PLOWED FIELD AND DECIDED TO LIFT BACK OFF AND FLY OVER A ROAD TO AN ADJACENT FIELD, WHICH WAS MORE LEVEL FOR GROUND OPERATIONS. DURING THE ASCENT OVER THE ROAD, THE BALLOON CAME IN CONTACT WITH TWO OVERHEAD ELECTRICAL POWER WIRES. THE PILOT WAS ELECTROCUTED AND BECAME UNCONSCIOUS. THE BALLOON FLOATED BACKWARDS AWAY FROM THE ELECTRICAL WIRES, LANDING BACK ONTO THE GROUND WHERE THEY JUST DEPARTED. THE GROUND CREW SECURED THE BALLOON.

## 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 CEN12CA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA347), Jun 7, 2012: Cameron Balloons Z-90 (N401DJ), Sellersburg, IN, minor damage. Probable cause: The balloon pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines.

## Other reports on N401DJ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20140920017479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140920017479I), Sep 20, 2014: Cameron Balloons Z-90 (N401DJ), La Grange, KY, Minor damage. Pilot checked weather information for a sightseeing flight in a hot-air balloon beginning at 0300 and hourly thereafter until meeting passengers at 0700. Pilot…

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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