# NTSB investigations: Cameron Balloons US A-400

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 WPR26LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA349.md): Cameron Balloons US A-400 · Angwin, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Sep 19, 2026 · N65573 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB WPR19LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA104.md): Cameron A-400 · Yountville, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 1, 2019 · N6954Y · No damage
  > The pilot’s inability to maintain obstacle clearance after the balloon’s encounter with a downdraft, which resulted in a collision with power lines.
- [NTSB WPR14CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA097.md): Cameron Balloons US A-400 · Napa, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 29, 2013 · N65298 · Substantial damage
  > Failure to maintain clearance from obstacles during a descent that resulted in an inadvertent collision with a pole.

## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1880117'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1880117

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