- Date
- July 9, 1974
- Place
- Tavares, FL · TAVARES, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N54691Raven S-60A
- Status
- Completed · report August 28, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740709024959A
- Case key
- 130209
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2244 74/7/9 TAVARES,FLA RAVEN S-60A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 113 TIME - 1144 N54691 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TAVARES,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS REMARKS- ENTERD SCT TO BKN CLOUDS.LIMITATN-DAY VFR ONLY. DEFLATN PORT OPEND IN FLT,DID NOT RESEAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N54691
- Reported as
- Raven S-60A
- Category
- Balloon
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Minor damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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