# Accident 20011020029979A: Raven S60A, Bovard, PA, October 20, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2001
- Place: Bovard, PA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3000° N, 79.5000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3000&lon=-79.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63069, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63069-2014-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International S-60A (registry code 7486060, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S60A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD02LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011020029979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APPROACH TO LANDING, THE BALLOON STRUCK A HIGH TENSION POLE AND WIRES. THE BASKET WAS HANGING IN THE WIRES AND LEANING ON THE POLE JUST BELOW THE TRANSFORMER. TWO PASSENGERS SUFFERED MINOR BURNS.

## 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 IAD02LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA005), Oct 20, 2001: Aerostar SA-60A (N63069), Luxor, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculations, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, and his subsequent inability to avoid power lines.

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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