# Incident 19880911038069I: Raven S55A, Verdi, CA, September 11, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1988, 08:20 local time
- Place: Verdi, CA
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5270° N, 120.0234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Verdi, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5270&lon=-120.0234&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41964, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41964-1996-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven S55A (registry code 7480402, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s55a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S55A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 474 total, 300 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880911038069I

## Narrative

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

BALLOONIST BRACED FOR LANDING. FOOT GOT WEDGED BETWEEN FUEL TANK AND BASKET. COULD NOT ROLL OUT AND  BROKE ANKLE.

## Other reports on N41964 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850406014129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850406014129A), Apr 6, 1985: Raven S55A (N41964), Mount Vernon, WA. Basket rolled over on landing and student suffered a broken leg. Normal landing.

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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