# Incident 19870321041269I: Raven S77A, Tucson, AZ, March 21, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1987, 08:45 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: N43995, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43995-2012-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven Industries S77A (registry code 7480650, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-s77a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S77A
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 700 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/19870321041269I

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING IN DESERT THE BALLOON STRUCK A TRANSFORMER WHICH WAS THE SAME COLOR AS DESERT FLOOR.

## Other reports on N43995 (1)

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

- [Accident 19870726038269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870726038269A), Jul 26, 1987: Raven S77A (N43995), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Collided with the ground after falling off a ledge during touchdown. Injuries sustained from fall off the ledge.

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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