# Accident 19781024037509A: Raven S50*, Fox River Grve, IL, October 24, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1978
- Place: Fox River Grve, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.1955° N, 88.2148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fox River Grove, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1955&lon=-88.2148&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1918R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1918R-2013-02-01) (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 S50*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 148 total, 12 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DEE23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781024037509A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI79DEE23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE23), Oct 24, 1978: Raven S60A (N1918R), Fox River Grve, IL, substantial 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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