# Accident 19950715026939A: Gulstm 560A, Deerfield, MA, July 15, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1995, 07:30 local time
- Place: Deerfield, MA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5479° N, 72.6024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Deerfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5479&lon=-72.6024&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4214A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4214A-2004-03-04) (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: GULSTM 560A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 157 total, 143 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950715026939A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED WINDSHIFT EFFECT OF APPROACHING STORM. TURBULENCE COLLAPSED BALLOON THROAT DURING BURN. HARD LANDING.

## 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 NYC95LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA160), Jul 15, 1995: Raven S-60A (N4214A), Deerfield, MA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather, which resulted in an encounter with unfavorable winds and an inflight loss of control. The unfavorable/high winds and sudden wind gusts were related…

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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