# Accident 19870307005039A: Raven S60A, Grand Lake, CO, March 7, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1987, 10:30 local time
- Place: Grand Lake, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2494° N, 105.8194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2494&lon=-105.8194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2803L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2803L-2017-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven S-60A (registry code 7480606, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S60A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 96 total, 96 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870307005039A

## Narrative

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

THE BALLOON ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE WHICH BLEW OUT THE PILOT LIGHTS. THE PILOT SAFELY LANDED AMONG A STAND OF TREES.

## 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 DEN87LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA065), Mar 7, 1987: Raven S60A (N2803L), Grand Lake, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2803L (1)

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

- [Incident 20071009022169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071009022169I), Oct 9, 2007: Raven S60A (N2803L), Rio Rancho, NM, Minor damage. (-23) On October 9, 2007 at 1000 MDT, N2803L, a Raven S-60A hot air balloon, made a hard landing during gusty wind conditions in Rio Rancho, NM. The aircraft…

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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