# Accident 20080702840569A: Raven S77A, Boulder, CO, July 2, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2008, 06:13 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0606° N, 105.2075° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0606&lon=-105.2075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9014W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9014W-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International S-77A (registry code 7487077, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-77a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S77A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,808 total, 150 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080702840569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON WEDNESDAY JULY 2, 2008 AT 06:13 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AEROSTAR S077A, N9014W, PILOTED BY A COMMERICAL PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY WHEN IT BECAME ENTANGLED IN A COTTONWOOD TREE SHORTLY AFTER LIFTING OFF FROM A FIELD IN BOLDER, CO.  VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THE 6 PASSENGERS ESCAPED INJURY.  THE BALLOON WAS CONDUCTING A COMMERCIAL SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91.

## 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 LAX08CA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA209), Jul 2, 2008: Aerostar International S-77A (N9014W), Boulder, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: An encounter with a sudden gust of wind, which rendered the balloon uncontrollable and led to a collision with a tree.

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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