# NTSB investigations: Raven S55A, AZ

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB LAX87LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA120.md): Raven S-55A · Tucson, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 22, 1987 · N4261R · No damage
  > During a pleasure flight, the pilot reported that upon take-off, the wind was calm. While in-flight the wind increased and the pilot prepared for a high wind landing. The balloon touched-down hard and hit a bush. The pilot and one passenger were ejected from…
- [NTSB LAX87LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA070.md): Raven S55A/AX7 · Peoria, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 27, 1986 · N5561P · Minor damage
  > Prior to lift-off the pilot noted that the wind conditions were calm. During the flight, the surface winds began to increase. The pilot prepared his passengers for a high wind landing and began to lightly vent off hot air. The balloon began descending at…
- [NTSB LAX84LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA257.md): Raven S-55A-707 · Glendale, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 15, 1984 · N5717H · No damage
  > During a sight-seeing flt, the winds, outside air temp & propane gas burner temp began increasing, so the plt elected to land. He notified the chase crew, started a descent & anticipated making a 'drop line' landing. As the balloon began crossing over a dry…
- [NTSB LAX82DA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA098.md): Raven S-55A · Glendale, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Feb 6, 1982 · N5571N · Substantial damage
  > The balloon made a hard landing on rocky desert terrain and the occupants were thrown out. The balloon became airborne while unoccupied and the envelope collided with power lines. The wind was reported to be blowing at 5 to 8 KTS.
- [NTSB LAX82FUJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUJ07.md): Raven AX-7 · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 14, 1981 · N5730M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX81DUJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ18.md): Raven S-55A · Sun City West, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 15, 1980 · N5702T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX81DUJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ19.md): Raven S-55A · Sedona, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 18, 1980 · N5714R · Substantial damage

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'AZ' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7480402'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7480402&state=AZ

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