Raven RX-7 N55536
18 September 1980 · Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 18 September 1980 at about 05:12 local time, a Raven RX-7 registered N55536, operated by World Balloon, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. 3 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 05:12
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Raven RX-7
- Registration
- N55536
- Category
- Balloon
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- World Balloon
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2817
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
POWERLINES SIGHTED DRG APCH, STU PLT JUMPED OUT, BALLOON ASCENDED INTO WIRES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Raven RX-7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Dec 1980 | Raven RX-7 | Dublin, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1980 | Raven RX-7 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | A HOT Air Line | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1979 | Raven RX-7 | Chancellor, South Dakota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 1981 | Raven RX-7 | Gallup, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1981 | Raven RX-7 | San Dimas, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1981 | Raven RX-7 | Barrington Hls, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |