# Accident 19920524056319A: Raven S66A, Southhampton, NJ, May 24, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1992, 08:15 local time
- Place: Southhampton, NJ
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3604Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3604Y-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International S-66A (registry code 7486066, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-66a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S66A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 700 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920524056319A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED ADVERSE WIND CONDITIONS. HAD TO DESCEND STEEPLY TO MAKE LAST OPEN FIELD. HARD IMPACT,PASSENGER INJURED

## 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 BFO92LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA082), May 24, 1992: Aerostar AX-9 - S-66A (N3604Y), Southhampton, NJ, no damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT USED AN EXCESSIVE DESCENT RATE DURING LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS AN UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITION.

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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