# Accident 19811114079599A: Raven S55A, Shirley, MA, November 14, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1981, 08:45 local time
- Place: Shirley, MA
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5365° N, 71.6674° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shirley, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5365&lon=-71.6674&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2463R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2463R-2013-04-15) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 29 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FNA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FNA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811114079599A

## Narrative

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

WIND BECAME STRONGER AND TURBULENT EN ROUTE. MADE HARD LANDING, INJURING PASSENGER WHO ASSUMED INCORRECT POSITION.

## 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 NYC82FNA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FNA05), Nov 14, 1981: Raven S-55A (N2463R), Shirley, MA, no damage

## Other reports on N2463R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790923050569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790923050569I), Sep 23, 1979: Raven S55A (N2463R), Harvard, MA. Herd of dairy cattle startled by balloon at 800 feet. Some of the cattle were injured.

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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