# Accident 20131229025239A: Cameron Balloons US A-400, Napa, CA, December 29, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2013, 08:30 local time
- Place: Napa, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3250° N, 122.3428° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3250&lon=-122.3428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65298, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65298) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US A-400 (registry code 1880117, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-a-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMERON BALLOONS US A-400
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 21
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,985 total, 398 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131229025239A

## Narrative

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

YOUNTVILLE, CA, N65298, CAMERON A-400 BALLOON, ENCOUNTERED WIND SHEAR, STRUCK A POWER LINE AND MADE A HARD LANDING AT THE NORMAL LANDING ZONE IN YOUNTVILLE AT 290830PST.  A FEW OF THE LOWER PANELS WERE BURNED.  NO INJURIES TO THE 21 OCCUPANTS.  ONE WOMAN INJURED HER KNEE WHEN EXITING THE BASKET AFTER THE EVENT WAS OVER AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL.

THIS INVESTIGATION IS OPEN AND ON GOING.  THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AS FURTHER INMORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

## 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 WPR14CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA097), Dec 29, 2013: Cameron Balloons US A-400 (N65298), Napa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure to maintain clearance from obstacles during a descent that resulted in an inadvertent collision with a pole.

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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