# Incident 19860402018889I: Raven S55A, Cahokia, IL, April 2, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1986, 16:58 local time
- Place: Cahokia, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5709° N, 90.1901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cahokia, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5709&lon=-90.1901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40809, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40809-2013-06-11) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 540 total, 350 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860402018889I

## Narrative

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

DURING DEFLATION FROM TETHERED DISPLAY A GUST OF WIND CAUSED BALLOON TO BREAK AWAY. BLEW INTO A LIGHT POLE.

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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