# Accident 19910714027169A: Raven S57A, Avon, CO, July 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1991, 08:15 local time
- Place: Avon, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6419° N, 106.5158° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Avon, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6419&lon=-106.5158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57053, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57053-2002-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International RAVEN S57-A (registry code 7485057, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-raven-s57-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S57A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 429 total, 214 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910714027169A

## Narrative

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

LOOKING FOR LANDING AREA ALLOWED BALLOON TO DRIFT INTO WIRES AT UNSAFE ALTITUDE. WAS DISTRACTED BY PEOPLE ON GROUND

## 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 DEN91LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA100), Jul 14, 1991: Aerostar S57-A (N57053), Avon, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A VISUAL LOOKOUT. A FACTOR WAS: THE PILOT'S ATTENTION BEING DIVERTED.

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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