# Accident 19920704023529A: Raven S60A, Dover, FL, July 4, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1992, 08:20 local time
- Place: Dover, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9897° N, 82.2198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9897&lon=-82.2198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4037Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4037Q-2014-12-03) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 44 total, 44 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920704023529A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN FIELD NEXT TO POWERLINE. BAG DRAPED OVER WIRES DURING DEFLATION. PILOT ON RIP OUT CABLE ELECTROCUTED.

## 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 MIA92LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA145), Jul 4, 1992: Raven S-60A (N4037Q), Dover, FL, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMANDS CHOICE OF LANDING AREA NEAR ELECTRICAL LINES AND HIS FAILURE TO EXIT THE BALLOON AND SEEK SAFETY WHEN IT WAS DETERMINED THE DEFLATING BAG WAS GOING TO MAKE CONTACT WITH POWER…

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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