# NTSB investigations: Raven S55A, 1982

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 FTW83LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA011.md): Raven AX-7 · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 7, 1982 · N40222 · No damage
  > The balloonist attempted to abort a landing due to wind conditions and believes he encountered a downdraft. The balloon descended and landed on a fence and became airborne again. The wind had picked up to about 15 or 20 knots so the balloonwas traveling…
- [NTSB CHI82DA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA345.md): Raven S55 · Mattawan, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Sep 8, 1982 · N4053P · Destroyed
  > During a landing in an open field the balloon collided with wires and started to burn. The pilot stated that her attention was temporarily distracted as the balloon approached a corral with horses and she was adjusting the maneuvering valve for landing. The…
- [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.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1982
  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&year=1982

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