# Accident 19960609033049A: Raven S60A, San Angelo, TX, June 9, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1996, 07:45 local time
- Place: San Angelo, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2805° N, 100.4096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2805&lon=-100.4096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63286, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63286-2020-04-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International S-60A (registry code 7486060, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S60A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 131 total, 131 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960609033049A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREE ON LANDING APPROACH. IMPACT BROKE PILOTS ANKLE. PASSENGERS EXITED. BALLOON ROSE RELANDED SAFELY.

## 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 FTW96LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA242), Jun 9, 1996: Aerostar S-60A (N63286), San Angelo, TX, minor damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain altitude or clearance from a tree, during an approach to land in a field.

## Other reports on N63286 (2)

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

- [Incident 20071009023299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071009023299I), Oct 9, 2007: Raven S60A (N63286), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. (-23) On October 9, 2007 at 0915 MDT, N63286, an Aerostar S60A hot air balloon struck a tree during landing approach to a field in Albuquerque, NM with gusty…
- [Accident 19951001030729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951001030729A), Oct 1, 1995: Raven S60A (N63286), Baton Rouge, LA, Substantial damage. On descent to land, ground crew could not hold balloon, went into high voltage power line, arched and burned.

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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