# NTSB investigations: Aerostar International RAVEN S49A

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 CEN12LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA248.md): Aerostar International Raven S49A · Janesville, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 13, 2012 · N70451 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the powerlines while landing.
- [NTSB WPR09CA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA207.md): Aerostar International Raven S49A · Tracy, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 18, 2009 · N6378E · Minor damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power lines.
- [NTSB CHI00LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA054.md): Aerostar S49A · Flandreau, SD · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 31, 1999 · N6316U · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and the burner becoming disconnected from the balloon's frame. A contributing factor was the high wind condition.
- [NTSB FTW96LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA140.md): Aerostar Raven S49A · Vidalia, LA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 1996 · N6374L · No damage
  > the pilot-in-command's inadequate supervision of the ground crewmember.
- [NTSB BFO96LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96LA009.md): Aerostar Raven S49A · Ark, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 12, 1995 · N6348X · Destroyed
  > the flight instructor's improper procedures while inflating the balloon using an external fuel source, and the fuel leak.

## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7484049'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7484049

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