Raven RX-6 N8663L
11 October 1981 · Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 11 October 1981 at about 08:15 local time, a Raven RX-6 registered N8663L was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Raven RX-6
- Registration
- N8663L
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Air Show/Air Racing
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3590
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 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
UN OPEN REGO VLV ON NO 2 PROPANE TNK, HIT PWR LN DRG LNDG.FND MTRL RESEMBLING SAND & LINT IN VLV.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Raven RX-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1981 | Raven RX-6 | Peoria, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1981 | Raven RX-6 | Golden, Colorado, United States | Balloon Odysse | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1980 | Raven RX-6 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1982 | Raven RX-6 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Julie A. Hanson | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1982 | Raven RX-6 | Sellersburg, Indiana, United States | Paul A. Bender | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1979 | Raven RX-6 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |