# NTSB MIA81FLD33: Raven S55A, N77FM, Englewood, FL, April 25, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1981
- Place: Englewood, FL · ENGLEWOOD, FL
- Location: 26.9645° N, 82.3405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Englewood, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9645&lon=-82.3405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126170
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FLD33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLD33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0647  81/4/25    ENGLEWOOD,FL        RAVEN S55A          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 3729
        TIME - 0830                    N77FM               PX-  0  3  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VENICE,FL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- SIGHTSEEING FLT.BALLOON STRUCK WIRES DRNG APP TO FIELD,GONDOLA SEPARATED & FELL 15FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77FM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77FM-1997-10-28), registration cancelled 1997-10-28, S/N S55A616 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S55A
- Registry model: [Raven S55A](https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s55a) (registry code 7480402) (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 19810425018689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810425018689A), Apr 25, 1981: Raven S55A, Englewood, FL, Substantial damage. Misjudged approach to landing gondola, cable struck powerlines, arcing severed cables, basket dropped to ground.

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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