# Incident 20031025031679I: Raven S55A, Washington Twsp, NJ, October 25, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 2003
- Place: Washington Twsp, NJ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5725M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5725M-2020-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven S55A (registry code 7480402, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s55a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S55A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 120 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031025031679I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LAUNCHED BALLOON FLIGHT AND TERMINATED FLIGHT EARLY AS SURFACE WINDS PICKED UP. BALLOON STRUCK CABLE TV LINE WHEN LANDING IN FIELD AND WIND SHIFTED. NO INJURIES; MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. PILOT COUNSELED.

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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