# Accident 19840930061159A: Raven S66A, Little Compton, RI, September 30, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1984, 13:52 local time
- Place: Little Compton, RI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5101° N, 71.1712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little Compton, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5101&lon=-71.1712&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4272Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4272Y-2018-01-04) (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: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 670 total, 205 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840930061159A

## Narrative

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

GUST OF WIND CAUSED BASKET TO HIT GROUND AT AN ANGLE. FLOOR OF BASKET BECAME DETACHED FROM SIDE OF BASKET.

## 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 NYC85LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA024), Sep 30, 1984: Raven S-66A (N4272Y), Little Compton, RI, substantial 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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