# Incident 20140526010992I: Cameron Balloons US N-90, Simpsonville, SC, May 26, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2014, 07:30 local time
- Place: Simpsonville, SC
- Damage: No damage
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7285° N, 82.2564° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Simpsonville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7285&lon=-82.2564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1606L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1606L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US N-90 (registry code 1880260, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-n-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMERON BALLOONS US N-90
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,857 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140526010992I

## Narrative

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

EVENT OCCURRED DURING THE ALOFT BALLOON EVENT IN SIMPSONVILLE, SC MAY 23RD THROUGH MAY 26TH, 2014.  ON MAY 26TH AT APPROX. 0730 HRS DURING ONE OF THE COMPETITION FLIGHTS, BALLOON N1606L OPERATED BY PARTICIPANT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN A BASKET TO ENVELOPE CONTACT INCIDENT WITH BALLOON N4015H OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BASKET OF N1606L CONTACTED ENVELOPE OF N4015H WHILE IN A DESCENT THAT WAS AGGRAVATED BY A BURNER FAILURE OF N1606L. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ADVISED THAT HIS FAILURE TO PROPERLY VISUALLY CLEAR HIS DESCENT PATH WAS ALSO A FACTOR IN THE COLLISION.  NO INJURIES TO ANY PERSONS RESULTED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AND ADVISED LATER THAT HIS BALLOON ENVELOPE WAS INSPECTED AND MINOR REPAIRS WERE MADE PRIOR TO RETURN TO SERVICE.  BOTH PARTIES MADE REPORTS TO EVENT RESPONSIBLE PERSON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4015H, Cameron Balloons US V-90: no report for this aircraft; [N4015H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4015H) is registered now

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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