# Accident 20020112003419A: Raven S60A, Lavernia, TX, January 12, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 2002, 09:00 local time
- Place: Lavernia, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4953° N, 98.1578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4953&lon=-98.1578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N804DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N804DL-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven S-60A (registry code 7480606, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S60A
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 20 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020112003419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON LANDING, THE BALLOON BASKET HIT A SMALL POWER LINE, INJURING ONE PASSENGER. (-23 AMENDMENT) ON APPROACH TO LANDING, THE BALLOON STRUCK A POWERLINE SERIOUSLY INJURING ONE PASSENGER. THIS ACCIDENT WAS PREVIOUSLY INVESTIGATED BY INSPECTOR DAVE WAGNER ON JANUARY 12, 2002 AS AN INCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA ^

## 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 FTW02LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA270), Jan 12, 2002: Raven S60A (N804DL), La Vernia, TX, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper planning of the approach and failure to maintain clearance with the powerlines. A factor was the 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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