Raven S-55A N2792R
8 October 1981 · Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 8 October 1981 at about 08:20 local time, a Raven S-55A registered N2792R, operated by Coca Cola Bott, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cutter
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Raven S-55A
- Registration
- N2792R
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Coca Cola Bott
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Air Show/Air Racing
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2545
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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
STRUCK FROM BELOW BY OTHER BALLOON.APRX 200 BALL00NS AT LAUNCH SITE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Raven S-55A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 1981 | Raven S-55A | Corrales, New Mexico, United States | HOT Air, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1981 | Raven S-55A | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Sunset Balloon | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1981 | Raven S-55A | Shirley, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1980 | Raven S-55A | Sedona, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1982 | Raven S-55A | Glendale, Arizona, United States | Berkowitz, Aaron | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1980 | Raven S-55A | Sun City West, Arizona, United States | - | No 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 | - |