Plane Crash List

Raven S-60A N35GS

5 July 1993 · Coloma, California, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 5 July 1993 at about 16:15 local time, a Raven S-60A registered N35GS was involved in an accident near Coloma, California, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 16:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Coloma, California, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Raven S-60A
Registration
N35GS
Category
Balloon
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Not recorded
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX93LA279

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 1 0 2

Probable cause

the passenger's injury to an ankle during the landing touchdown.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AFTER A 40 MINUTE LOCAL FOR HIRE SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT, THE PILOT DESCENDED INTO AN OAK TREE STUDDED FIELD FOR LANDING. THE PILOT NOTED THAT HE HAD USED THIS FIELD FOR LANDINGS ON 12 TO 15 OCCASIONS. DURING THE APPROACH, THE BASKET GRAZED A TREE TOP. THE PILOT SAID THE TREE CONTACT SLOWED THE BALLOON'S PROGRESS SLIGHTLY, BUT DID 'NOT DEFLECT THE BALLOON FROM ITS FLIGHT PATH.' THE BALLOON BASKET MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND ABOUT 30 FEET BEYOND THE TREE IN WHAT THE PILOT DESCRIBED AS A 'STAND-UP LANDING, WITH LITTLE OR NO DRAG ACROSS THE GROUND.' THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE INJURED PASSENGER'S ANKLE 'WENT OUT FROM UNDER HER AND TWISTED, BREAKING THE ANKLE IN THREE PLACES.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
13 Jul 1993 Raven S-60A
N2809D
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4 Jul 1992 Raven S-60A
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2 Jul 1992 Raven S-60A
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8 Oct 1992 Raven S-60A
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16 Sep 1991 Raven S-60A
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15 Jul 1995 Raven S-60A
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Deerfield, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
- Serious injuries -

All 16 records for this type

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