Raven S-55A N5561L
23 May 1981 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 23 May 1981 at about 20:30 local time, a Raven S-55A registered N5561L, operated by Sunset Balloon, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 3 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 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Merrill
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Raven S-55A
- Registration
- N5561L
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Sunset Balloon
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1015
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 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
HOT AIR BALLOON.FOR HIRE SIGHTSEEING.PAX FELL AND BROKE ANKLE DURING TOUCHDOWN.
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 | - |
| 14 Nov 1981 | Raven S-55A | Shirley, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1980 | Raven S-55A | Sedona, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1982 | Raven S-55A | Glendale, Arizona, United States | Berkowitz, Aaron | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1980 | Raven S-55A | Sun City West, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |