# Accident 20030811023249A: Raven S60A, Slayton, MN, August 11, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2003, 17:00 local time
- Place: Slayton, MN
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9872° N, 95.7592° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9872&lon=-95.7592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2789N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2789N) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030811023249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 28, 1993 THIS OFFICE RECEIVED A PHONE ALL FROM ^PRIVACY DA^ REGARDING A CONCERN WITH A BALLOON OPERATOR. DURING THE TELEPHONE CONVERSATION ^PRIVACY DA^ COMMUNICATED THAT HIS WIFE-^PRIVACY DAT^ HAD PAID FOR A BALLOON RIDE ON AUGUST 11, 2003. ^PRIVACY DA^ REPORTED THAT THE LANDING WAS ROUGH AND ^PRIVACY DAT^ HAD BROKEN HER LEG IN TWO PLACES. ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2003, THIS OFFICE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM ^PRIVACY DAT^ COMMUNICATING THAT ON AUGUST 11, 2003 SHE PAID FOR A BALLOON RIDE. THE PILOT OF THE BALLOON WAS DANIEL JOHNSON. THEY DEPARTED BREEZY POINT TAVERN, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES NORTH OF SLAYTON, MN. UPON LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD, THE BASKET OF THE BALLOON TIPPED FROM SIDE TO SIDE, THROWING HER AROUND IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BASKET. HER FOOT GOT CAUGHT UNDER THE WEIGHT IN THE BASKET AND TWISTED HER LEG. ^PRIVACY DATA ^ LEG WAS FRACTURED IN TWO PLACES ABOVE THE ANKLE. 8020-23 WILL BE AMENDED IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

## 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 CHI03LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA313), Aug 11, 2003: Raven S-60A (N2789N), Slayton, MN, no damage. Probable cause: The excessive descent rate during the balloon's landing by the student pilot.

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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