20041003025819A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Raven S-60A · Austin, TX · October 3, 2004

Date: October 3, 2004 · 19:06 local
Place: Austin, TX
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N70466
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW05CA001
Reported as: Raven S60A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,450 total1,000 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N70466Registration cancelled Mar 27, 2009 · Aerostar International S-60AS/N S60A-3200 · Built 1994 Airframe modelAerostar International S-60A Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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(-23) On a promotional/advertising flight, the winds speed picked up to 25 knots. The pilot tried to land but hit hard. The pilot and one passenger fell out of the basket. The balloon then hit a fence and landed in some powerlines and trees. The balloon envelope was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON A PROMOTIONAL/ADVERTISING FLIGHT, THE WINDS SPEED PICKED UP TO 25 KNOTS. THE PILOT TRIED TO LAND BUT HIT HARD. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER FELL OUT OF THE BASKET. THE BALLOON THEN HIT A FENCE AND LANDED IN SOME POWERLINES AND TREES. THE BALLOON ENVELOPE WAS DESTROYED.

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 FTW05CA001Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportAustin, TXThe pilot's excessive descent rate during the execution of a high wind landing, resulting in a hard landing. A factor was the high wind.Oct 4, 2004 · Substantial damage