# Accident 19801115078059A: Raven S55A, Sun City, AZ, November 15, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1980, 11:00 local time
- Place: Sun City, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6155° N, 112.2831° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sun City, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6155&lon=-112.2831&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5702T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5702T-1991-08-09) (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: 803 total, 457 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DUJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801115078059A

## Narrative

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

WIND SHIFT DURING LANDING APPROACH. BALLOON HIT NEARBY WIRES.

## 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 LAX81DUJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ18), Nov 15, 1980: Raven S-55A (N5702T), Sun City West, AZ, 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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