Raven S55A N8542L
3 January 1980 · Knoxville, Tennessee, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 3 January 1980 at about 17:30 local time, a Raven S55A registered N8542L, operated by Aerose Inc, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Raven S55A
- Registration
- N8542L
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Aerose Inc
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0251
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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
PLT OUTSIDE BASKET WALKING BLN, STU IN BASKET APPLYING HEAT.BLN ASCENDED, PLT FELL FM APPROX 65FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Raven S55A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 1980 | Raven S55A | Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States | Gloshen Balloo | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1981 | Raven S55A | Englewood, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 May 1983 | Raven S55A | Rockford, Illinois, United States | David M. Sgricca | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1984 | Raven S55A | Littleton, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1984 | Raven S55A | Prairie City, Iowa, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1984 | Raven S55A | Lakeville, New York, 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 | - |