Raven S60A N2803L
7 March 1987 · Grand Lake, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 March 1987 at about 17:30 local time, a Raven S60A registered N2803L, operated by Henry C. Vanschaack, was involved in an accident near Grand Lake, Colorado, United States. 3 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 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Lake, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.2494, -105.8194
- Aircraft
- Raven S60A
- Registration
- N2803L
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Henry C. Vanschaack
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN87LA065
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
THE BALLOON ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE DURING NORMAL CRUISE AT 100 TO 150 FEET AGL, WHILE CROSSING A RIDGELINE. GUSTS EXTINGUISHED BOTH BURNER PLT LIGHTS AND PARTIALLY COLLAPSED THE ENVELOPE. THE BALLOON BEGAN AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT. THE PLT RE-IGNITED BOTH BURNER PLT LIGHTS AND APPLIED FULL BURN TO SLOW THE RATE OF DESCENT. THE ENVELOPE WAS IMPALED ON TREES AND THE GONDOLA LANDED ON OPEN GROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Raven S60A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 1986 | Raven S60A | Montville, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1985 | Raven S60A | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1978 | Raven S60A | Fox River Grve, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 2001 | Raven S60A | Mumford, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 2002 | Raven S60A | La Vernia, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Feb 1987 | Piper PA-31 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Western Aviators | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1987 | Beechcraft 58 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Aero Charter | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Feb 1987 | Boeing 737-2A6 | Durango, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1987 | Airbus A-300-B4-203 | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1987 | Cessna R172K | Aspen, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1987 | Cessna 210 | Greeley, Colorado, United States | Hoffman, Richard W. | No injuries | - |