Raven S-55A N5714R
18 October 1980 · Sedona, Arizona, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 18 October 1980 at about 10:00 local time, a Raven S-55A registered N5714R was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Sedona, Arizona, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sedona, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Raven S-55A
- Registration
- N5714R
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3199
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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
DRG RIP LNDG, BLN WAS DRAGGED APRX 50FT INTO A WASH.PAX INJURED WHEN BASKET HIT OPPOSITE SIDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Raven S-55A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Nov 1980 | Raven S-55A | Sun City West, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1981 | Raven S-55A | Corrales, New Mexico, United States | HOT Air, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1981 | Raven S-55A | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Coca Cola Bott | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1979 | Raven S-55A | Davie, Florida, United States | Rohr Balloons | Fatal | 4 |
| 23 May 1981 | Raven S-55A | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Sunset Balloon | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1981 | Raven S-55A | Shirley, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |