# Accident 20041003025819A: Raven S60A, Austin, TX, October 3, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2004, 19:06 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3167° N, 97.7669° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3167&lon=-97.7669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70466, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70466-2009-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International S-60A (registry code 7486060, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S60A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,450 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW05CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW05CA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041003025819A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 FTW05CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW05CA001), Oct 4, 2004: Aerostar S-60A (N70466), Austin, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive descent rate during the execution of a high wind landing, resulting in a hard landing. A factor was the high wind.

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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