# Accident 19910804031299A: Raven S57A, Indianola, IA, August 4, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1991, 08:20 local time
- Place: Indianola, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3609° N, 93.5605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3609&lon=-93.5605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3621X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3621X-2003-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International RAVEN S57-A (registry code 7485057, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-raven-s57-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S57A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 149 total, 149 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910804031299A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES,BOUNCED OFF AND LANDED SAFELY. GOT TOO CLOSE TO WIRES DURING ANNUAL BALLOON RACE.

## 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 CHI91LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA244), Aug 4, 1991: Aerostar Raven 557A (N3621X), Indianola, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT ARE COMPLACENCY AND DIVERTED ATTENTION.

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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