Cameron Balloons O-77 N8085G
4 July 2003 · Battle Creek, Michigan, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 4 July 2003 at about 12:00 local time, a Cameron Balloons O-77 registered N8085G was involved in an accident near Battle Creek, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 12:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Battle Creek, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.2347, -85.5519
- Aircraft
- Cameron Balloons O-77
- Registration
- N8085G
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Battle Creek → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI03LA208
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's excessive descent rate. Factors to the accident were the trees lining the landing area.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A passenger aboard a personal balloon flight was seriously injured during a hard landing on a hay field. The pilot described the field as having trees at its west and east ends. The pilot reported that as he cleared the western row of trees the balloon's rate of descent was too steep and it landed hard. Recorded winds, 10 miles southwest of the accident site, were from the southwest at 10 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cameron Balloons O-77 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 2007 | Cameron Balloons O-77 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2003 | Cessna 175 | Mears, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 2003 | Beechcraft 1900D | Muskegon, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 2003 | Cessna 140 | Edwardsburg, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Jul 2003 | Piper PA-34-220T | Port Huron, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 2003 | Cessna 172N | Romeo, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 2003 | Piper PA-28-151 | South Haven, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |