# Accident 19750907033549A: Raven S55A, Greenwich, MA, September 7, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1975
- Place: Greenwich, MA
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 42.3584° N, 72.2962° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenwich, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-72.2962&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51508, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51508-2014-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven S55A (registry code 7480402, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s55a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S55A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76AN031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750907033549A

## Narrative

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

BALLOON TETHERED BY GROUND CREWMAN WHO RELEASED GRIP ON HAND LINE AT 20FT AND FELL TO GROUND.

## 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 NYC76AN031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN031), Sep 7, 1975: Raven S55A (N51508), Greenwich, CT, 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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