# Accident 19900807030949A: Raven S66A, Napa, CA, August 7, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1990, 07:45 local time
- Place: Napa, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5506° N, 122.1505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5506&lon=-122.1505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3595M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3595M-2017-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International RAVEN S-66A (registry code 7486067, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-raven-s-66a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S66A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,289 total, 254 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA278) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900807030949A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED MICRO BURST SEVERE GUSTY WINDS. FORCED TO GROUND. IMPACT INJURED PASSENGERS. THUNDERSTORM IN AREA.

## 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 LAX90LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA278), Aug 7, 1990: Aerostar S-66A (N3595M), Napa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FLIGHT'S ENCOUNTER WITH A PROBABLE MICROBURST WEATHER PHENOMENA WITH DOWN DRAFTS AND WINDS BEYOND THE PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY OF THE BALLOON.

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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