# Accident 19740505016519A: Raven S50A, Lafayette, NY, May 5, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1974
- Place: Lafayette, NY
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.8923° N, 76.1052° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of LaFayette, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8923&lon=-76.1052&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73RD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73RD-2001-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven S-50A (registry code 7480204, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s-50a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S50A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total, 21 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74DFJ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DFJ32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740505016519A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC74DFJ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DFJ32), May 5, 1974: Raven S50A (N73RD), Lafayette, NY, no damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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