Raven S-60A N4211V
2 July 1992 · Pecos, New Mexico, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 July 1992 at about 14:50 local time, a Raven S-60A registered N4211V, operated by Bond, Wayne & Chapel, Sally P., was involved in an accident near Pecos, New Mexico, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pecos, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.5691, -105.6703
- Aircraft
- Raven S-60A
- Registration
- N4211V
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Bond, Wayne & Chapel, Sally P.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Santa Fe → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN92LA069
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
THE PILOT HAD OBTAINED THREE WEATHER BRIEFINGS - AT 2000, 0447, AND 0705 - FOR A DEPARTURE OF BETWEEN 0700 AND 0730. EACH INDICATED THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WOULD BE SUITABLE FOR BALLOON FLYING. HOWEVER, SURFACE WINDS WERE FORECAST TO BE 15 KTS GUSTING 25 AFTER 1000. AS THE BALLOON LIFTED OFF, A GUST OF WIND WAS ENCOUNTERED, AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO CLIMB IMMEDIATELY TO 1,000 FT. THE PILOT SIGHTED A SUITABLE LANDING AREA AND DESCENDED THROUGH ROTOR WINDS AND LEVELED OFF AT 30 FT. SPEED WAS ESTIMATED AT 25 MPH. ON TOUCHDOWN, THE BASKET TIPPED FORWARD. A PASSENGER WAS EJECTED AND SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN THE BASKET WAS DRAGGED OVER HER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Raven S-60A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 1992 | Raven S-60A | Dover, Florida, United States | ROY W. Webster | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Oct 1992 | Raven S-60A | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Butterfield, Richard S. | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1993 | Raven S-60A | Coloma, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1993 | Raven S-60A | La Jolla, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1991 | Raven S-60A | Redmond, Washington, United States | ROY Wood | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1990 | Raven S-60A | Harrison, Arkansas, United States | Mike Mills | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 1992 | Cessna 172N | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Thomas Kuehn | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1992 | Beechcraft A36 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Loren Kula, ET al | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1992 | Bellanca 17-30A | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | TIM L. Alton | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1992 | Thorpe T-18 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Gordon Hall | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1992 | Cessna 172F | Folsom, New Mexico, United States | Sheppard AFB Aero Club | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1992 | Piper PA-22-150 | Truth Or Cons, New Mexico, United States | Jones, Richard F. | No injuries | - |