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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Raven S55A · Council Bluffs, IA · May 3, 1980

Date
May 3, 1980 · 16:15 local
Place
Council Bluffs, IA
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1089R
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC80DA033
Reported as
Raven S55A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
205 total205 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Sudden gust lifted tethered balloon. Cables broke. Balloon drifted. Struck buildings. Defeated by ground crew.

As the FAA filed it

SUDDEN GUST LIFTED TETHERED BALLOON. CABLES BROKE. BALLOON DRIFTED. STRUCK BUILDINGS. DEFEATED BY GROUND CREW.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.