# Accident 19830315014109A: Raven S66A, Mesa, AZ, March 15, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1983, 08:30 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4223° N, 111.8226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesa, AZ, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4223&lon=-111.8226&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5714B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5714B-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven Industries S-66A (registry code 7480612, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-s-66a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S66A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 252 total, 20 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830315014109A

## Narrative

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

WIND INCREASED AFTER LIFTOFF. MADE HARD LANDING DUE TO WIND. A PASSENGER WAS INJURED. DID NOT OBTAIN WEATHER BRIEF.

## 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 LAX83LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA170), Mar 15, 1983: Raven AX-9 (N5714B), Mesa, AZ, 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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