# Accident 19810425018689A: Raven S55A, Englewood, FL, April 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1981, 08:30 local time
- Place: Englewood, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.9645° N, 82.3405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Englewood, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9645&lon=-82.3405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77FM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77FM-1997-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven S55A (registry code 7480402, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s55a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S55A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,729 total, 9 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FLD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLD33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810425018689A

## Narrative

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

MISJUDGED APPROACH TO LANDING GONDOLA, CABLE STRUCK POWERLINES, ARCING SEVERED CABLES, BASKET DROPPED TO GROUND.

## 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 MIA81FLD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLD33), Apr 25, 1981: Raven S55A (N77FM), Englewood, FL, 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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