NTSB investigations: Cameron Balloons US A-250

6 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cameron Balloons US A-250. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19982026
NTSB investigations: Cameron Balloons US A-250 per year, 1998–2026: 6 cases
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duckdb -csv -c "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 ('1880119'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB CEN18LA309Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCameron A 250 · Hartsel, COThe passengers’ fall from the basket after landing when the basket tipped over.Aug 3, 2018 · N2025J · No damageNTSB WPR10CA058Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportCameron Balloons US A-250 · Napa, CAThe pilot's encounter with variable winds which resulted in a hard landing and passenger injury.Nov 11, 2009 · N4062M · No damageNTSB NYC07LA114Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCameron Balloons A-250 · New Holland, PAUnfavorable winds and terrain during a precautionary landing.May 5, 2007 · N5312X · Minor damageNTSB LAX05LA094Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCameron Balloons A-250 · Cave Creek, AZthe pilot's inadequate handling of the balloon during boarding resulting in a passenger falling and sustaining a serious injury.Feb 9, 2005 · N3037V · No damageNTSB LAX99LA189Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCameron A-250 · Windsor, CAThe pilot did not obtain the most current weather briefing available, which forecast high winds about his actual landing time. The balloon encountered high winds and collided with an embankment in a field during a precautionary hard landing. Factors in the…May 22, 1999 · N3037V · Substantial damageNTSB DEN99FA004Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCameron A-250 · Albuquerque, NMThe pilot not planning his approach to a landing so as to fly over the transmission wires (on the approach edge of the landing field) in level flight or ascending flight, and the pilot not pulling out the rip panel for emanate contact with transmission wires…Oct 5, 1998 · N4557W · Destroyed