# Incident 19880911058142I: Raven S60A, Reno, NV, September 11, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1988, 07:40 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2811D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2811D-2014-12-17) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 1,000 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880911058142I

## Narrative

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

STATED N4044Y RAPIDLY ASCENDED FROM BELOW, HITTING BASKET WITH ITS ENVELOPE. SAID UNABLE TO AVOID COLLISION.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4044Y, Balwks FIREFLY7: [Incident 19880911058141I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880911058141I)

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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