# NTSB NYC74DFJ32: Raven S50A, N73RD, Lafayette, NY, May 5, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1974
- Place: Lafayette, NY · LAFAYETTE, NY
- Location: 42.8923° N, 76.1052° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of LaFayette, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8923&lon=-76.1052&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124778
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74DFJ32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DFJ32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1461   74/5/5    LAFAYETTE,NY        RAVEN S50A          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 21
        TIME - 1230                    N73RD               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAFAYETTE,NY                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- AT 100FT,LNDG APPROACH,HOT AIR BALLOON ENCTRD TURBC.DUE SPIN ATTITUDE,PLT UN GET HEAT INTO BALLOON
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73RD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73RD-2001-03-16), registration cancelled 2001-03-16, S/N S50A-237 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S50A
- Registry model: [Raven S-50A](https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s-50a) (registry code 7480204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Balloon
- Engines: none
- Damage: No 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 19740505016519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740505016519A), May 5, 1974: Raven S50A, Lafayette, NY. At 100FT,lndg approach,hot air balloon enctrd turbc. Due spin attitude,plt un get heat into balloon

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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