Cameron VIVA N72CB
27 September 1980 · Chaska, Minnesota, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 27 September 1980 at about 08:30 local time, a Cameron VIVA registered N72CB, operated by Westdale, Inc, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Chaska, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chaska, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cameron VIVA
- Registration
- N72CB
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Westdale, Inc
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Advertising
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3334
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT THREW DROP LINE TO CHASE CREW WHO FAILED TO HOLD IT DUE WIND GUSTS TO 10KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cameron VIVA accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 1984 | Cameron VIVA 7 | Oswego, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |