Raven S-66A N4272Y
30 September 1984 · Little Compton, Rhode Island, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 September 1984 at about 12:10 local time, a Raven S-66A registered N4272Y was involved in an accident near Little Compton, Rhode Island, United States. 7 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 12:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Little Compton, Rhode Island, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Raven S-66A
- Registration
- N4272Y
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Westport → Little Compton
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC85LA024
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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
PLT BRUSHED BASKET AGAINST TREE TOPS AND BUSHES TO SLOW THE BALLOONS FORWARD SPEED. PLT PULLED DEFLATION PORT APRX 10 FT AGL OVER A MOWN HAY FIELD WITH AN 8-10 MPH HORIZONTAL, 100 FPM VERTICAL SPEED. BASKET BOUNCED AND GUST OF WIND CAUGHT DEFLATING ENVELOPE TIPPING THE BASKET CAUSING THE EDGE OF THE BASKET TO CONTACT THE GROUND FIRST. THE FLOOR OF THE BASKET WAS PULLED AWAY FROM THE SIDE WALLS OF THE BASKET. DURING THE FOLLOWING DRAG, SEVERAL PASSENGERS SLIPPED OUT OF THE SIDE OF THE BASKET.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Raven S-66A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 1982 | Raven S-66A | Washington Town, New Jersey, United States | Balloon Enterprises, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1982 | Raven S-66A | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | James L. Black/C. William Cunn | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1986 | Raven S-66A | Baldwin, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1987 | Raven S-66A | Naples, Florida, United States | Allen, David | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1996 | Raven S-66A | San Antonio, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 2012 | Raven S-66A | Avra Valley, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Nov 1984 | Cessna 150G | Westerly, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1984 | Cessna C190 | South Kingston, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1984 | Beechcraft BE-55 | Newport, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1984 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-E | Charlestown, Rhode Island, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1984 | Piper PA-32-300 | Providence, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1984 | Cessna 150M | Providence, Rhode Island, United States | Air Ambulance and Charter | Fatal | 2 |