# Incident 19850205007879I: Raven S55A, Golden, CO, February 5, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1985, 18:00 local time
- Place: Golden, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7425° N, 105.2106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Golden, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7425&lon=-105.2106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4392H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4392H-1995-10-10) (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: 1,065 total, 1,065 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850205007879I

## Narrative

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

BALLOON WAS TETHERED IN PARKING LOT FOR DISPLAY. GUST OF WIND BLEW THE ENVELOPE OVER. ENVELOPE TORN, SIGN DAMAGED.

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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