Raven S55A N77FM
25 April 1981 · Englewood, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 April 1981 at about 08:30 local time, a Raven S55A registered N77FM was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Englewood, Florida, United States. 4 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Englewood, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Raven S55A
- Registration
- N77FM
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Venice, Fl → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0647
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 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
SIGHTSEEING FLT.BALLOON STRUCK WIRES DRNG APP TOFIELD, GONDOLA SEPARATED & FELL 15FT.
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 | - |
| 3 Jan 1980 | Raven S55A | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | Aerose Inc | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |