# Incident 19890514031979I: Raven S55A, Louisville, KY, May 14, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1989, 20:30 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2542&lon=-85.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4192B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4192B-2014-12-02) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 423 total, 300 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890514031979I

## Narrative

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

BALLOON MADE HARD LANDING IN HIGH WIND. BASKET TIPPED ON IMPACT SPILLING PASSENGERS. MINOR INJURIES.

## Other reports on N4192B (1)

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

- [Incident 19910427026842I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910427026842I), Apr 27, 1991: Raven S55A (N4192B), Louisville, KY. NR4192B was hit from above and behind while in level flig ht in drop zone.

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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