# Accident 19750705019999A: Raven S50A, Foxboro, MA, July 5, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1975
- Place: Foxboro, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 42.0640° N, 71.2484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Foxborough, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0640&lon=-71.2484&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71CT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71CT-1998-12-09) (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: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76AN006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750705019999A

## Narrative

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

LNDD ON LAKE,CREW SPILLED FRM GONDOLA DRG T/D.BALLOON BECAME AIRBORNE,LNDD IN GRAVEYARD 8MIN LATER

## 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 NYC76AN006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN006), Jul 5, 1975: Raven S-50A (N71CT), Foxboro, MA, minor 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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