Raven S-55A N1969R
3 June 1973 · Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 June 1973 at about 12:15 local time, a Raven S-55A registered N1969R, operated by Enchanted Ball, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Albuquerque, New Mexico, 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 12:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Alameda
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Raven S-55A
- Registration
- N1969R
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Enchanted Ball
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1529
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
INSUFFICIENT HOT AIR FOR RAPID ASCENT TO CLEAR PWR LINES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Raven S-55A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 1976 | Raven S-55A | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1978 | Raven S-55A | Tracy, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1979 | Raven S-55A | Davie, Florida, United States | Rohr Balloons | Fatal | 4 |
| 18 Oct 1980 | Raven S-55A | Sedona, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1980 | Raven S-55A | Sun City West, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1981 | Raven S-55A | Corrales, New Mexico, United States | HOT Air, Inc | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |