# Accident 19800614019479A: Raven S55A, Upper Makefield, PA, June 14, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1980, 20:00 local time
- Place: Upper Makefield, PA
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2942° N, 74.9250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Township of Upper Makefield, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2942&lon=-74.9250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57069, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57069-1989-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven S55A (registry code 7480402, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s55a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S55A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 68 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FHA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHA16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800614019479A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER EXITED BALLOON TOO SOON AFTER TOUCHDOWN & IT BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN, CAUSING 2ND LANDING TO BE HARD.

## 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 NYC80FHA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHA16), Jun 14, 1980: Raven S55 (N57069), Upr Mkfld Twp, PA, 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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