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Accident

FAA accident report · Raven S-66A · Albuquerque, NM · May 17, 2003

Date: May 17, 2003 · 08:00 local
Place: Albuquerque, NM
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N7179Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN03LA081
Reported as: Raven S66A
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,600 total5 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N7179ZRegistration cancelled Feb 28, 2017 · Aerostar International S-66AS/N S66A-3060 · Built 1996 Airframe modelAerostar International S-66A Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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(-23) On may 17, 2003, at 0800 MDT, a Aerostar international, S-66A, N7179Z, registered to skyspan adventures LLC, landed hard with a basket tip-over when the basket was drug by surface winds into a dirt berm during a street landing in the intersection of montano and alexandria in northwest Albuquerque, while on a commercial sight seeing flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the flight and a flight plan was not filed. The basket was not damaged. One passenger was seriously injured and one passenger received minor injuries, the pilot and the remaining 3 passengers were not injured. The flight originated at a balloon launch site located in northwest Albuquerque on 05/17/03 at 0700 local MDT.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 17, 2003, AT 0800 MDT, A AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL, S-66A, N7179Z, REGISTERED TO SKYSPAN ADVENTURES LLC, LANDED HARD WITH A BASKET TIP-OVER WHEN THE BASKET WAS DRUG BY SURFACE WINDS INTO A DIRT BERM DURING A STREET LANDING IN THE INTERSECTION OF MONTANO AND ALEXANDRIA IN NORTHWEST ALBUQUERQUE, WHILE ON A COMMERCIAL SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE FLIGHT AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE BASKET WAS NOT DAMAGED. ONE PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, THE PILOT AND THE REMAINING 3 PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT A BALLOON LAUNCH SITE LOCATED IN NORTHWEST ALBUQUERQUE ON 05/17/03 AT 0700 LOCAL MDT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN03LA081Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlbuquerque, NMthe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a high wind landing, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing factors include the high wind and the berm.May 17, 2003 · No damage

Other reports on N7179Z · 1

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

Accident 20071008828069AFinal Approach · Albuquerque, NM(-23) On October 8, 2007, at approximately 0742 MDT, an Aerostar S-66A, N7179Z, piloted by a commercial pilot, was substantially damaged when it struck the top wire of a 3-phase powerline. The wire cut through the wicker gondola and became entangled with the…Oct 8, 2007 · Substantial damage · 1 fatal