# NTSB CHI79DEE23: Raven S60A, N1918R, Fox River Grve, IL, October 24, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1978
- Place: Fox River Grve, IL · FOX RIVER GRVE, IL
- Location: 42.1955° N, 88.2148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fox River Grove, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1955&lon=-88.2148&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138178
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEE23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4397  78/10/24   FOX RIVER GRVE,IL   RAVEN S60A          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 148
        TIME - 0830                    N1918R              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FOX RIVER GROVE,IL          FOX RIVER GROVE,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1918R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1918R-2013-02-01), registration cancelled 2013-02-01, S/N S60A-128, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S60A
- Registry model: [Raven S-60A](https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s-60a) (registry code 7480606) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Balloon
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19781024037509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781024037509A), Oct 24, 1978: Raven S50*, Fox River Grve, IL, Substantial damage

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.

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