# Accident 19880418044849A: Raven S60A, West Orlando, FL, April 18, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1988, 08:50 local time
- Place: West Orlando, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5603° N, 81.3504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5603&lon=-81.3504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6583C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6583C-2010-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International S-60A (registry code 7486060, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S60A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,129 total, 870 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880418044849A

## Narrative

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

SURFACE WIND PICKED UP. ELECTED TO LAND AND GONDOLA HIT A TREE CAUSING OCCUPANTS TO COLLIDE BREAKING PASSENGERS LEG

## 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 MIA88LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA154), Apr 18, 1988: Aerostar S-60A (N6583C), Orlando, FL, minor damage

## Other reports on N6583C (1)

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

- [Incident 19960907032649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960907032649I), Sep 7, 1996: Raven S60A (N6583C), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Narrative: on 9-7-96 a balloon registration N6583C, make S60A, owned and operated by Mr. Richard k. tanner, struck a power line while descending. The balloon…

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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