# Accident 20150215004019A: Cameron Balloons Z-90, Bernalillo, NM, February 15, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2015, 09:10 local time
- Place: Bernalillo, NM
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3231° N, 106.5619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3231&lon=-106.5619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N681SJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N681SJ) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 645 total, 77 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150215004019A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY. 15, 2015 APPROXIMATELY 0815MT, N681SJ A CAMERON Z-70 BALLOON, LAUNCHED FROM AN OPEN FIELD IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM. THE FLIGHT LASTED APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR. WINDS WERE 9 KNOTS AT LANDING LOCATION. LANDING WAS NORMAL FOR 9 KNOTS (A LITTLE BUMPY AND A LAYOVER). ONE PASSENGER WAS INJURED.  OTHER PASSENGERS AND PILOT HAD NO INJURIES OR BRUISES.

## 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 GAA15CA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA039), Feb 15, 2015: Cameron Z90 - NO Series (N681SJ), Bernalillo, NM, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the descent rate, resulting in abnormal runway/ground contact.

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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