# Incident 19931010045109I: Raven S66A, Norvelt, PA, October 10, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1993, 09:30 local time
- Place: Norvelt, PA
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2050° N, 79.4970° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norvelt, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2050&lon=-79.4970&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6517Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6517Y-2015-05-06) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 30 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931010045109I

## Narrative

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

BALLOON LANDED IN OPEN FIELD. BUMPED SEVERAL TIMES. BASKET TURNED OVER ON SIDE. PASSENGER STRUCK HEAD ON BURNER.

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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