# Incident 19790923050569I: Raven S55A, Harvard, MA, September 23, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1979, 18:30 local time
- Place: Harvard, MA
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5001° N, 71.5828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harvard, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5001&lon=-71.5828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2463R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2463R-2013-04-15) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,800 total, 140 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790923050569I

## Narrative

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

HERD OF DAIRY CATTLE STARTLED BY BALLOON AT 800 FEET. SOME OF THE CATTLE WERE INJURED.

## Other reports on N2463R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19811114079599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811114079599A), Nov 14, 1981: Raven S55A (N2463R), Shirley, MA. Wind became stronger and turbulent en route. Made hard landing, injuring passenger who assumed incorrect position.

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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