19740505016519A

Accident

FAA accident report · Raven S-50A · Lafayette, NY · May 5, 1974

Date
May 5, 1974
Place
Lafayette, NY
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Aircraft
N73RD
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC74DFJ32
Reported as
Raven S50A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
21 total21 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

At 100FT,lndg approach,hot air balloon enctrd turbc. Due spin attitude,plt un get heat into balloon

As the FAA filed it

AT 100FT,LNDG APPROACH,HOT AIR BALLOON ENCTRD TURBC.DUE SPIN ATTITUDE,PLT UN GET HEAT INTO BALLOON

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.