# Incident 20040709015839I: Raven S57A, Longview, TX, July 9, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2004, 08:20 local time
- Place: Longview, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5007° N, 94.7405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Longview, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5007&lon=-94.7405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5279R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5279R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International S-57A (registry code 7485001, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-57a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S57A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 50 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040709015839I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WINDS SHIFTED AS PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN OPEN FIELD. ONCE AT TREETOP LEVEL THE BALLOON WAS BLOWN INTO LOW VOLTAGE POWER LINES RESULTING IN A SMALL TEAR APPROXIMATELY 10 INCHES LONG NEAR TOP OF BALLOON ENVELOPE. PILOT WAS COUNSELED ON CONGESTED AREA LANDINGS AND PROPER LANDING TECHNIQUES.

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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