Raven RX-7 N5710U
25 October 1980 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 October 1980 at about 10:30 local time, a Raven RX-7 registered N5710U, operated by A HOT Air Line, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Raven RX-7
- Registration
- N5710U
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- A HOT Air Line
- Operating rule
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- North Las Vegas, Nv → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3102
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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
STRUCK PWR LN DRG EXHIBITION FLT.1 PROPANE BOTTLE RUPTURED.OCCUPANTS RCVD 2ND & 3RD DEG BURNS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Raven RX-7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep 1980 | Raven RX-7 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | World Balloon | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1980 | Raven RX-7 | Dublin, Ohio, United States | - | No 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 | - |