Cameron N-90 N75250
16 August 1992 · Centralia, Illinois, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 16 August 1992 at about 11:50 local time, a Cameron N-90 registered N75250, operated by General Motors Corp., Inc, was involved in an accident near Centralia, Illinois, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Centralia, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.5193, -89.1196
- Aircraft
- Cameron N-90
- Registration
- N75250
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- General Motors Corp., Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI92LA252
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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
PILOT WAS IN LEVEL FLIGHT OVER AN OPEN FIELD. A BALLOON AHEAD DESCENDED AND TOOK EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID POWER LINES. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND LANDED TO AVOID THE OTHER BALLOON AND THE POWER LINES. THE BASKET ROLLED OVER AFTER TOUCHDOWN, INJURING ONE OF THE PASSENGERS ABOARD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cameron N-90 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 1997 | Cameron N-90 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 1992 | Cessna 177 | Manlius, Illinois, United States | Grand Lake Air Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 20 Sep 1992 | Cessna 152 | Ottawa, Illinois, United States | Legends, R.e. & J.k. Brown | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Sep 1992 | Beechcraft B55 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | J. F. Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 1992 | Cessna 150L | Elwood, Illinois, United States | Thomas F and Robert H Bentley | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Mar 1992 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1992 | Douglas DC-8-61 | Morton Grove, Illinois, United States | Airborne Express Inc. | No injuries | - |