# Accident 19960217015939A: Raven S77A, Tucson, AZ, February 17, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1996, 08:30 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1996° N, 110.9492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1996&lon=-110.9492&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: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 878 total, 77 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960217015939A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER BROKE A FOOT ON HARD BOUNCY LANDING. BALLOONS SUSEPTICLE TO ROUGH LANDING IN WIND. BRIEFED ON POSITION.

## 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 LAX96LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA190), Feb 17, 1996: Aerostar S-77A (N6317U), Tucson, AZ, no damage. Probable cause: the interruption to the pilot's planned landing approach due to obstructions in the original touchdown spot, which led to the pilot misjudging the landing flare.

## Other reports on N6317U (1)

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

- [Accident 19950703016039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950703016039A), Jul 3, 1995: Raven S77A (N6317U), Davis, CA, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Landed hard in high wind landing. Passengers bounced out. No weather briefing. No heluts used. Victim not holding.

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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