# Accident 20220601008849A: Cameron Balloons Z-90, Burlington, WI, June 1, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2022, 20:15 local time
- Place: Burlington, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6712° N, 88.2681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6712&lon=-88.2681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65009, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65009-2023-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cameron Balloons Z-90 (registry code 1880300, https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-z-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMERON BALLOONS Z-90
- Reported engine: N/A N/A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 983 total, 18 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220601008849A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 1, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 2015 LOCAL TIME A CAMERON Z90 LP GAS HOT AIR MANNED BALLOON FLOATED INTO A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^FREIGHT TRAIN IN BURLINGTON WISCONSIN WHILE LANDING. A PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. ALL THREE OCCUPANTS EXPERIENCED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WERE TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL IN MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN. THE LP TANKS WERE AT 40 PERCENT TOTAL AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN22LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA221), Jun 2, 2022: Cameron Balloons Z-90 (N65009), Burlington, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s selection of an inappropriate landing location and his failure to avoid an oncoming freight train, which resulted in the train colliding with and dragging the balloon.

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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