# Accident 19850113000779A: Raven S55A, Littleton, CO, January 13, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1985, 09:15 local time
- Place: Littleton, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5903° N, 105.0101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5903&lon=-105.0101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81DS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81DS-2002-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven S55A (registry code 7480402, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s55a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S55A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 144 total, 144 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850113000779A

## Narrative

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

PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO INCREASING WIND SPEED. WIND DRAGGED BALLOON OVER A FENCE AND DRAPED IT OVER POWERLINE.

## 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 DEN85LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA078), Jan 13, 1985: Raven S55A (N81DS), Littleton, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N81DS (1)

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

- [Accident 19880228005479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880228005479A), Feb 28, 1988: Raven S55A (N81DS), Los Lunas, NM, Substantial damage. Pilot suffered broken kneecap trying to land in a high wind. Gondola hit twice, rose up and made high wind landing.

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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