# Accident 19800503011779A: Raven S55A, Council Bluffs, IA, May 3, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1980, 16:15 local time
- Place: Council Bluffs, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2619° N, 95.8608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Council Bluffs, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2619&lon=-95.8608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1089R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1089R-2014-12-22) (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: 205 total, 205 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80DA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800503011779A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MKC80DA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DA033), May 3, 1980: Raven S55A (N1089R), Council Bluffs, IA, 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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