ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 14007
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| Date: | 09-JUL-1974 |
| Time: | 11:44 |
| Type: |  Raven S-60A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N54691 |
| MSN: | S60A-113 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Tavares, Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Tavares, Florida |
| Tavares, Florida | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Raven S-60A Hot Air Balloon: Accident 9 July 1974: Crashed at Tavares, Florida. Balloon entered scattered to broken clouds. Limit at n-day VFR only. Deflation port opened in flight, did not reseal. Balloon entered uncontrolled descent, both persons on board killed. According to the NTSB Report into the incident:
"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS"
Although there were two fatalities, the balloon only sustained minor damage. The registration N54691 was cancelled by the FAA very much later - on April 17 2006
Tavares is a city in the central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Lake County. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MIA75AM006: https://www.ntsb.gov/Pages/brief.aspx?ev_id=31114&key=0
2. https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N54691
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tavares,_Florida
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Sep-2022 22:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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