NYC75AN111

NTSB accident investigation · Cameron 1 · Solberg, NJ · May 19, 1974

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
May 19, 1974
Place
Solberg, NJ · SOLBERG, NJ
Injuries
1 serious, 2 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1446Cameron 1
Status
Completed · report June 27, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
170207

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4333  74/5/19    SOLBERG,NJ          CAMERON 1           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0600                    N1446               PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR, 95 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            15 IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOLBERG,NJ                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- ACDT NOT RPT UNTIL 5/23/75.BALLOON DSCNDD AT A HI RATE OF SPEED CTCTD GND VERY HARD.PAX BROKE ARM.

Aircraft

Registration
N1446
Reported as
Cameron 1
Category
Balloon
Engine
none
Damage
No damage