Raven S-55A N5571N
6 February 1982 · Glendale, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 February 1982 at about 16:50 local time, a Raven S-55A registered N5571N, operated by Berkowitz, Aaron, was involved in an accident near Glendale, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Glendale, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.5294, -112.1804
- Aircraft
- Raven S-55A
- Registration
- N5571N
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Berkowitz, Aaron
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX82DA098
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
THE BALLOON MADE A HARD LANDING ON ROCKY DESERT TERRAIN AND THE OCCUPANTS WERE THROWN OUT. THE BALLOON BECAME AIRBORNE WHILE UNOCCUPIED AND THE ENVELOPE COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES. THE WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE BLOWING AT 5 TO 8 KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Raven S-55A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 11 Sep 1983 | Raven S-55A | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
| 18 Oct 1980 | Raven S-55A | Sedona, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 1982 | Cessna 150G | Tucson, Arizona, United States | David G. Lepo | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1982 | Beechcraft 58 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Valley National Bank | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Mar 1982 | Hatz CB-1 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | R A Chaney JR | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1982 | Beechcraft K35 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Kerley Chemical Corp. | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Nov 1982 | Bell 47G-3B-1 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | RRT Investments, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1982 | Mooney M20A | Gila Bend, Arizona, United States | George Wesley Epps, JR. | Serious injuries | - |