# Accident 20210320003379A: Cameron Balloons Z-90, Celina, TX, March 20, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2021, 09:00 local time
- Place: Celina, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3186° N, 96.7781° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3186&lon=-96.7781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4505B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4505B) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 976 total, 350 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210320003379A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM THE PARKING LOT OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN MCKINNEY.  AFTER APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES OF FLIGHT, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO DUMP LIFT, AND FAILED.  THE BALLOON TOUCHED DOWN, AND WAS BLOWN UNTIL IT HIT POWERLINES AND BARBED WIRE.

## 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 CEN21LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA164), Mar 20, 2021: Cameron Balloons Z-90 (N4505B), Celina, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The malfunction of the balloon’s envelope venting system during landing in high wind, which resulted in the balloon being dragged along the ground, substantially damaging the envelope.

## Other reports on N4505B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20170218001709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170218001709I), Feb 18, 2017: Cameron Balloons Z-90 (N4505B), Plano, TX, Minor damage. The hot air balloon attempted to land in a field on the south side of an apartment complex. During final descent, a sudden wind shift occurred. The pilot…

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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