# Accident 19740709024959A: Raven S66A, Tavares, FL, July 9, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1974
- Place: Tavares, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 28.7659° N, 81.7564° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tavares, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7659&lon=-81.7564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54691, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54691-2006-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven S-60A (registry code 7480606, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S66A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 113 total, 10 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75AM006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75AM006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740709024959A

## Narrative

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

ENTERD SCT TO BKN CLOUDS.LIMITATN-DAY VFR ONLY. DEFLATN PORT OPEND IN FLT,DID NOT RESEAL.

## 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 MIA75AM006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75AM006), Jul 9, 1974: Raven S-60A (N54691), Tavares, FL, minor damage, 2 fatal

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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