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FAA accident report · Raven S55A · Prairie City, IA · September 30, 1984

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Date
September 30, 1984 · 14:43 local
Place
Prairie City, IA
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N8517L
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC84LA287
Reported as
Raven S55A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
205 total136 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N8517LRegistration cancelled Jan 26, 2018 · Raven S55AS/N S55A-219 · Built 1976Airframe modelRaven S55AEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Passenger was injured during rough landing in a balloon.

As the FAA filed it

PASSENGER WAS INJURED DURING ROUGH LANDING IN A BALLOON.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MKC84LA287Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPrairie City, IAWhile the hot air balloon was airborne, the surface winds increased to 13 KTS. The plt instructed both passengers to prepare for a high wind landing. Contrary to the plt's instructions, the passenger, who became injured, crouched in the bottom of the basket…Sep 30, 1984 · No damage