# Incident 19901005044359I: Raven S60A, Gonzales, LA, October 5, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1990, 08:57 local time
- Place: Gonzales, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2127° N, 90.9224° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gonzales, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2127&lon=-90.9224&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6544C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6544C-1997-02-19) (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: 900 total, 49 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901005044359I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A POWERLINE ON TAKEOFF. CUT THE FUEL LINE AND STARTED A SMALL FIRE. LANDED SAFELY. MISJUDGED TAKEOFF ANGLE.

## Other reports on N6544C (2)

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

- [Accident 19910915042789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910915042789A), Sep 15, 1991: Raven S60A (N6544C), Redmond, WA. Wind picked up for landing. Balloon struck several barbed wire fences. One passenger received a broken ankle.
- [Incident 19900929061509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900929061509I), Sep 29, 1990: Raven S60A (N6544C), Baton Rouge, LA. Strong gust caused balloon to break loose from chase vehicle. Pilot stated he misjudged weather.

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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