# NTSB WPR26LA349: Cameron Balloons US A-400, N65573, Angwin, CA, September 19, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: September 19, 2026, 08:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place: Angwin, CA · wooded area - Oak trees
- Coordinates: 38.58026, -122.45578 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5803&lon=-122.4558&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 6 minor, 15 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203855
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA349
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203855/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA349

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [Cameron Balloons US A-400, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=1880117), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md)
- [Landing: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380); cases with it: [Cameron Balloons US A-400, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md?model=1880117), [All aircraft, 400 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md)
- [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cameron Balloons US A-400, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=1880117), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N65573](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65573), registered now, S/N 6711, built 2013 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMERON BALLOONS US A-400
- Registry model: [Cameron Balloons US A-400](https://openairdocs.org/model/cameron-balloons-us-a-400) (registry code 1880117) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Balloon
- Serial number: 6711
- Year built: 2013
- Airframe hours: 1156.5
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Napa Valley Ballons INC, doing business as Commercial Ride Operation
- Registered owner: Napa Valley Ballons INC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Balloon
- Last inspection: Annual, September 1, 2025
- Departed: Yountville, CA
- Airport: 2O3, Angwin-Parrett Fld

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 140° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 0.25 statute miles
- Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter: 30.03 inHg
- Observed at: KSTS, 17 nm away
- METAR: METAR KSTS 191553Z 14003KT 1/4SM FG VV002 12/11 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP164 T01170111

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20260919013269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260919013269A), Sep 19, 2026: Cameron Balloons US A-400, Pope Valley, CA, Minor damage. Balloon launch was approximately 07:45PDT from 6800 Pope Valley rd, Pope Valley, CA. Launch coordinates are 38.64211 n - 122.45510 w (approximately 750FT MSL).…

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.

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