# Accident 19991107047759A: Raven S57A, Imperial, MO, November 7, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1999, 16:35 local time
- Place: Imperial, MO
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3602° N, 90.3696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3602&lon=-90.3696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9130F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9130F) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total, 105 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991107047759A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE PILOT BRIEFED THE PASSENGERS ON THE PROPER BALLOON LANDING PROCEDURES BOTH PRIOR TO AND DURING THE FLIGHT. HE REPORTED THAT JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, HE AGAIN STATED 'HOLD ON AND BEND YOUR KNEES.'  HE REPORTED THAT DURING THE NORMAL, STAND-UP LANDING, THE FEMALE PASSENGER, AGE 83, EITHER FAILED TO OR WAS UNABLE TO HOLD ON.  SHE LOST HER BALANCE AND BEGAN TO SIT ON THE FLOOR OF THE BASKET.  THE MALE PASSENGER, AGE 79, THEN LET GO OF THE BASKET IN AN ATTEMPT TO ASSIST HER.  THE MALE PASSENGER LOST HIS FOOTING, FELL ON TOP OF THE FEMALE, AND THE FEMALE PASSENGER RECEIVED A BROKEN ARM.   (-23) DEPARTED HOUSE SPRINGS, MO EST 1530Z. DURING A NORMAL LANDING AT IMPERIAL, MO ONE OF THE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED A BROKEN ARM. NO DAMAGE TO THE BALLOON OR PROPERTY.

## 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 CHI00LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA023), Nov 7, 1999: Aerostar Raven S57-A (N9130F), Imperial, MO, no damage. Probable cause: the passenger's failure to follow instructions on how to properly brace for the landing.

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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