Accident Raven S-60A N4270A, Saturday 5 January 1985

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Date:	Saturday 5 January 1985
Time:	09:30 LT
Type:	Raven S-60A
Owner/operator:	Rohr Balloons
Registration:	N4270A
MSN:	S60A-289
Year of manufacture:	1984
Total airframe hrs:	55 hours
Engine model:	none HP2D
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Minor
Category:	Accident
Location:	Pompano Beach, FL - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Executive
Departure airport:	Deerfield Beach, FL
Destination airport:	Pompano Beach, FL
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE BALLOON ENVELOPE STRUCK A PALM TREE AND A BUILDING WHILE LANDING. THE BASKET TURNED OVER WHEN IT CONTACTED THE GROUND. A PASSENGER WAS INJURED WHEN ANOTHER PASSENGER FELL ON HER AS THE BASKET TURNED OVER.

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