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Incident

FAA incident report · Raven S55A · El Paso, TX · May 17, 1986

Date
May 17, 1986 · 09:00 local
Place
El Paso, TX
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N5707A
Reported as
Raven S55A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
250 total250 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During descent for landing a whirlwind blew out the pilot light. A hard landing was made. Passenger fell out.

As the FAA filed it

DURING DESCENT FOR LANDING A WHIRLWIND BLEW OUT THE PILOT LIGHT. A HARD LANDING WAS MADE. PASSENGER FELL OUT.