# Accident 20030601011709A: Raven S77A, Cottage Grove, MN, June 1, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2003, 20:07 local time
- Place: Cottage Grove, MN
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8277° N, 92.9438° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cottage Grove, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8277&lon=-92.9438&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52461, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52461) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International S-77A (registry code 7487077, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-77a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S77A
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 400 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030601011709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ON BALLOON SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT, THE WINDS INCREASED AND PILOT DECIDED TO LAND IN A PARK. BALLOON LANDED HARD BUT STAYED UPRIGHT. ONE 84 YEAR OLD PASSENGER BROKE RIB BY BEING RUN INTO BY ANOTHER PASSENGER. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO BALLOON. COUNSELED PILOT ON ENSURING THAT PASSENGERS ARE PROPERLY BRIEFED ON POSSIBLE HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH BALLOON FLIGHT, SPECIFICALLY LANDINGS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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