# Incident 19830925066599I: Raven S66A, Orchard Park, NY, September 25, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1983, 16:26 local time
- Place: Orchard Park, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7622° N, 78.7414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orchard Park, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7622&lon=-78.7414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71171, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71171-2018-02-02) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 96 total, 86 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830925066599I

## Narrative

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

ENVELOPE FELL AGAINST ELECTRIC LINES DURING THE LANDING PHASE. CAUSED POWER FAILURE TO SCORES OF HOMES.

## Other reports on N71171 (1)

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

- [Incident 19840622050009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840622050009I), Jun 22, 1984: Raven S66A (N71171), Buffalo, NY, Minor damage. Balloon drifted towards lake erie. Passed up landing areas and ditched in lake as darkness settled. Rescued in am.

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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