# Accident 19911020062689A: Raven S60A, Trenton, NJ, October 20, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1991, 08:45 local time
- Place: Trenton, NJ
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2238° N, 74.7636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trenton, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2238&lon=-74.7636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4057H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4057H-2004-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven S-60A (registry code 7480606, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S60A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 45 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911020062689A

## Narrative

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

BALLOON HIT GROUND HARD. PASSENGER BROKE ANKLE. PASENGERS DID NOT FOLLOW BRIEFING. BASKET DESIGNED FOR 2 PERSONS

## 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 NYC92LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA014), Oct 20, 1991: Aerostar Raven S-60 (N4057H), Trenton, NJ, no damage. Probable cause: EXCESSIVE DESCENT RATE BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. A FACTOR WAS OVERLOADING OF THE BASKET.

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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