# Accident 19901211053819A: Raven S60A, Columbus, OH, December 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1990, 08:15 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3589J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3589J-1995-03-13) (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: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 552 total, 47 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901211053819A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TOP OF A TV TOWER AT HIGH SPEED DRIFT. GONDOLA FELL TO GROUND. WIND 30 KNOTS. THREE BALLOON PILOTS ONBOARD.

## 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 NYC91FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA046), Dec 11, 1990: Aerostar S-60A (N3589J), Columbus, OH, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT. THE UNFAVORABLE WIND AND TEMPERATURE INVERSION WERE RELATED FACTORS.

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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