# Accident 20200803014299A: Cameron Balloons A-315, Jackson, WY, August 3, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2020, 08:13 local time
- Place: Jackson, WY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5875° N, 110.8278° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5875&lon=-110.8278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12171, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12171) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons A-315 (registry code 1880214, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-a-315) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMERON BALLOONS A-315
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 29
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 12
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200803014299A

## Narrative

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

BALLOON HIT BY SERIOUS DOWN DRAFT.  FORCED EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 WPR20CA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA267), Aug 3, 2020: Cameron A 315 (N12171), Jackson, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The balloon pilot’s inability to maintain the proper descent rate during the balloon’s approach to landing during un-forecasted weather, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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