# Accident 20120412005779A: Aerostar International Inc RAVEN S49A, Janesville, WI, April 12, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2012, 19:15 local time
- Place: Janesville, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6747° N, 89.0397° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6747&lon=-89.0397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70451, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70451) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International RAVEN S49A (registry code 7484049, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-raven-s49a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC RAVEN S49A
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,110 total, 100 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA248) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120412005779A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLEW WITH PAX FROM ONE SMALL PARK TO ANOTHER.  ATTEMPTED LANDING AT ABOUT 1915.  DURING DESCENT, PILOT REPORTED WIND SHIFT TOWARD POWER LINES.  ATTEMPTED GO AROUND BUT BALLOON RISERS CONTACTED POWER LINES.  TWO LARGE FLASHES WERE REPORTED, ONE CAUSING SLIGHT BURNS TO BACK OF PASSENGER'S NECK.  EVACUATION CONDUCTED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## 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 CEN12LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA248), Apr 13, 2012: Aerostar International Raven S49A (N70451), Janesville, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the powerlines while landing.

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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