# Incident 19890704045659I: Raven S66A, Del Mar, CA, July 4, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1989, 20:12 local time
- Place: Del Mar, CA
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9629° N, 117.2624° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Del Mar, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9629&lon=-117.2624&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57139, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57139-2018-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven Industries S-66A (registry code 7480612, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-s-66a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S66A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 525 total, 500 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890704045659I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TEMPORARY POWERLINE ON APPROACH TO LAND IN FIELD. DID NOT SEE UNMARKED WIRE IN TIME.

## Other reports on N57139 (1)

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

- [Incident 19900228022399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900228022399I), Feb 28, 1990: Raven S66A (N57139), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Struck a rise in terrain during a high wind landing. Wind dragged gondola approximately 150 yards.

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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