# Accident 19870222003109A: Raven S55A, Tucson, AZ, February 22, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1987, 10:30 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4261R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4261R-1998-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven S55A (registry code 7480402, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s55a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S55A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 524 total, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870222003109A

## Narrative

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

THE BALLOON LANDED HARD IN HIGH WINDS. PASSENGERS WERE INJURED WHEN THROWN FROM BASKET. NO PILOT WEATHER BRIEFING.

## 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 LAX87LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA120), Feb 22, 1987: Raven S-55A (N4261R), Tucson, AZ, no 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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