# Accident 19960420039489A: Raven S66A, San Antonio, TX, April 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1996, 09:30 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4403° N, 98.4793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4403&lon=-98.4793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2814D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2814D-2000-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven Industries S-66A (registry code 7480612, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-s-66a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S66A
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 277 total, 51 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960420039489A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING BOUNCED AND DRAGGED 150FT PRIOR STOPPING. BASKET TIPPED. PASSENGER INJURED AS OTHERS FELL ON HER.

## 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 FTW96LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA176), Apr 20, 1996: Raven S-66A (N2814D), San Antonio, TX, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate briefing of his passengers. A factor was the high wind.

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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