- Date
- December 15, 1979
- Place
- Davie, FL · DAVIE, FL
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N64RRRaven S-55A
- Status
- Completed · report April 14, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791215042509A
- Case key
- 132109
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3457 79/12/15 NR.DAVIE,FL RAVEN S-55A CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 500 TIME - 0800 N64RR PX- 3 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLANTATION,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT PWRLINES DRG CHTRD PLEASURE FLT.PROPANE TNKS BURNED & BLN ASCENDED.DEFLATION CAP NOT OPENED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64RR
- Reported as
- Raven S-55A
- Category
- Balloon
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.