# Accident 19840714035689A: Raven S55A, Lakeville, NY, July 14, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1984, 08:40 local time
- Place: Lakeville, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8368° N, 77.7032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8368&lon=-77.7032&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40238, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40238-2015-05-04) (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: 2,886 total, 26 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FFJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FFJ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840714035689A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO MAKE A TIMELY TURN TO AVOID WIRES. BASKET CAUGHT FIRE. PILOT JUMPED 40 FEET TO THE GROUND. BASKET BURNED.

## 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 NYC84FFJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FFJ03), Jul 15, 1984: Raven S55A (N40238), Lakeville, NY, destroyed

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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