# Accident 19880704025969A: Raven S55A, Mishawaka, IN, July 4, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1988, 20:00 local time
- Place: Mishawaka, IN
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6600° N, 86.1603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6600&lon=-86.1603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4186E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4186E-2013-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven S55A (registry code 7480402, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s55a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S55A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 164 total, 142 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880704025969A

## Narrative

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

A PASSENGER WAS INJURED ON LANDING WHEN THE WIND BLEW THE GONDOLA OVER AND DRAGGED IT OVER THE GROUND.

## 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 CHI88LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA158), Jul 4, 1988: Raven S55A (N4186E), Mishawaka, IN, 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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