# Accident 19840930056549A: Raven S55A, Prairie City, IA, September 30, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1984, 14:43 local time
- Place: Prairie City, IA
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6503° N, 93.4703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6503&lon=-93.4703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8517L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8517L-2018-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven S55A (registry code 7480402, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s55a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S55A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 205 total, 136 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840930056549A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER WAS INJURED DURING ROUGH LANDING IN A BALLOON.

## 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 MKC84LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA287), Sep 30, 1984: Raven S55A (N8517L), Prairie City, IA, 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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