# Accident 19971006030509A: Raven S60A, Albuquerque, NM, October 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1997, 08:30 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0601° N, 106.6200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0601&lon=-106.6200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63459, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63459-2013-09-24) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 168 total, 143 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971006030509A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING IN A FIELD A WIND GUST LIFTED BALLON AND CARRIED IT INTO SIDE OF A HOUSE LIFTED LANDED SHORTLY. (-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 0830, OCTOBER 6, 1997, AIRMAN HENSLEY HAD LANDED HIS BALLOON. THE BALLOON WAS STATIC UNTIL A GUST OF WIND CAUSED IT TO BECOME AIRBORNE. HE HAD TO ATTEMPT LIFT-OFF, AND IN SO DOING, HIT A HOUSE, DAMAGED THE STUCCO AND KNOCKED THE COOLER OFF THE FOUNDATION ON TOP OF THE ROOF. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR OTHER DAMAGE. ONE OF THE BALLOON RISERS WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 FTW98LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA143), Oct 6, 1997: Aerostar S-60A (N63459), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the balloon.

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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