# Accident 20180803009589A: Cameron Balloons US A-250, Hartsel, CO, August 3, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2018, 08:19 local time
- Place: Hartsel, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0058° N, 105.5769° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0058&lon=-105.5769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2025J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2025J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons US A-250 (registry code 1880119, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-a-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMERON BALLOONS US A-250
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA309) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180803009589A

## Narrative

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

DURING DEFLATION OF BALLOON ENVELOPE AFTER LANDING, THE BASKET WAS PULLED ONTO ITS SIDE BY THE PARTIALLY DEFLATED ENVELOPE. 2 OF THE 11 OCCUPANTS FELL OUT OF THE BASKET. 1 OCCUPANT LANDED ON TOP OF THE OTHER OCCUPANT. 1 OCCUPANT SERIOUSLY INJURED. 1 FATALITY.

## 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 CEN18LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA309), Aug 3, 2018: Cameron A 250 (N2025J), Hartsel, CO, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The passengers’ fall from the basket after landing when the basket tipped over.

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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