# Incident 19970319017239I: Raven S57A, Greensburg, PA, March 19, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1997, 18:00 local time
- Place: Greensburg, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3112° N, 79.5444° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3112&lon=-79.5444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6588L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6588L-2015-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International RAVEN S57-A (registry code 7485057, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-raven-s57-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S57A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970319017239I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THERE WAS A LIMITED INVESTIGATION BY THIS OFFICE APPROXIMATELY TWO DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. AS DISCOVERY OF THE INCIDENT WAS MADE THROUGH AN ARTICLE THAT RAN IN THE GREENSBURG TRIBUNE-REVIEW (A LOCAL NEWSPAPER). THE BALLOON STRUCK A POWER LINE ON LANDING, SNAPPING THE WIRE FROM THE TRANSFORMER. PILOT HAS BEEN UNCOOPERATIVE IN RETURNING INFORMATION REQUESTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N6588L (1)

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

- [Incident 20070518016649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070518016649I), May 18, 2007: Raven S57A (N6588L), Baltimore, MD, Minor damage. (-23) On 5/18/2007, at approximately 8:00 pm, the pilot [privacy data omitted] was in the process of taking his balloon down during a balloon glow at the…

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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