Cameron Balloons SHUTTLE 90 N8094S
18 August 2001 · Centralia, Illinois, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 18 August 2001 at about 00:20 local time, a Cameron Balloons SHUTTLE 90 registered N8094S was involved in an accident near Centralia, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Centralia, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Centralia Muni (ENL)
- Coordinates
- 38.5203, -89.1196
- Aircraft
- Cameron Balloons SHUTTLE 90
- Registration
- N8094S
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Centralia → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI01LA284
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The balloon envelope fire. A contributing factor was the flammability of the envelope.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The balloon was destroyed during an approach to a landing. During an approach to landing, the pilot looked up and noticed that the balloon's pressure cone and mouth were on fire and sustaining a flame. Samples of fabric from the accident balloon underwent burn testing and in each test the sample was completely consumed by fire. Federal Aviation Administration certification regulations do not prescribe flammability requirements for fabric used in manned balloons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 2001 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Downers Grove, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 2001 | Beechcraft 76 | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 16 Jun 2001 | Schleicher ASW-20 | HIghland, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |