# Accident 19950703016039A: Raven S77A, Davis, CA, July 3, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1995, 08:45 local time
- Place: Davis, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5499° N, 121.7993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5499&lon=-121.7993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6317U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6317U-2013-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International S-77A (registry code 7487077, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-77a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S77A
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 564 total, 183 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950703016039A

## Narrative

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

LANDED HARD IN HIGH WIND LANDING. PASSENGERS BOUNCED OUT. NO WEATHER BRIEFING. NO HELUTS USED. VICTIM NOT HOLDING.

## 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 LAX95LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA237), Jul 3, 1995: Aerostar S-77A (N6317U), Davis, CA, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgement of the balloon's excessive rate-of-descent in a high wind landing and her inadequate remedial action to correct the condition.

## Other reports on N6317U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19960217015939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960217015939A), Feb 17, 1996: Raven S77A (N6317U), Tucson, AZ. Passenger broke a foot on hard bouncy landing. Balloons susepticle to rough landing in wind. Briefed on position.

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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