# Final NTSB investigations: Cameron Balloons O-77

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB DEN86LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA068.md): Cameron 0-77 · Rio Rancho, NM · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 18, 1986 · N3SB · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that during the inflation of his balloon, the safety line holding the basket to his support vehicle broke during windy conditions. According to the plt, he tried to inflate the envelope in order to climb above buildings nearby. The plt…
- [NTSB CHI82DA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA325.md): Cameron 0-77 · Wall Lake, MI · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 22, 1982 · N89MW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot reported that during flight, he encountered unexpected light turbulence and elected to land at the next available spot. He stated that during a landing approach at about 50 ft above the treetops, a gust of wind was encountered that forced hot air…
- [NTSB ATL82DA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA173.md): Cameron Ballon 0-77 · Peewee Valley, KY · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jun 21, 1982 · N96CB · No damage
  > The pilot reported that he took off in light to moderate wind conditions. During a 30 minute flight, the wind velocity increased. The pilot said that he briefed his passenger on how to position himself to avoid injury in the event of a hard landing. A shallow…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."completionStatus" = 'Completed'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1880108'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1880108&status=final

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