# Accident 19890219007129A: Raven S60A, Tucson, AZ, February 19, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1989, 08:40 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1501° N, 110.9295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1501&lon=-110.9295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N767AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N767AA-2001-05-12) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890219007129A

## Narrative

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

DOWNDRAFT CAUSED HARD LANDING AND BALLOON DRAGGED ON GROUND.AN ELEVEN YEAR OLD PASSENGER JUMPED OUT AND WAS INJURED

## 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 LAX89LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA131), Feb 19, 1989: Aerostar Raven 560 (N767AA), Tucson, AZ, no damage. Probable cause: BALLOON ENTERED INTO A SEVERE DOWN DRAFT WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING DUE TO INADEQUATE PREPARATION AND COMPENSATION FOR THE CONDITIONS BY THE BALLOON PILOT.

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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