Cameron Balloons Us Z-90 N418RX
9 September 2025 · Cedar Springs, Michigan, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 9 September 2025 at about 22:30 local time, a Cameron Balloons Us Z-90 registered N418RX, operated by Michigan HOT Air Adventures, was involved in an accident near Cedar Springs, Michigan, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cedar Springs, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- 43.2234, -85.5514
- Aircraft
- Cameron Balloons Us Z-90
- Registration
- N418RX
- Category
- Balloon
- Year built
- 2018
- Operator
- Michigan HOT Air Adventures
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Other Work Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Rockford → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN25LA390
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Probable cause
The passenger’s loss of balance during landing that resulted in a serious injury.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that the passengers were given a safety briefing prior to the balloon flight, in which they were informed to face forward and to secure themselves prior to landing. During landing, one of the passengers lost her balance and fell onto another passenger and sustained a serious injury to her ankle. The pilot stated there was no mechanical malfunction/failure of the balloon that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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