Raven S50A N73RD
5 May 1974 · Lafayette, New York, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 5 May 1974 at about 12:30 local time, a Raven S50A registered N73RD was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Lafayette, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lafayette, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Raven S50A
- Registration
- N73RD
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1461
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AT 100FT, LNDG APPROACH, HOT AIR BALLOON ENCTRD TURBC.DUE SPIN ATTITUDE, PLT UN GET HEAT INTO BALLOON
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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