Raven RX-7 N55672
26 April 1981 · San Dimas, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 26 April 1981 at about 07:30 local time, a Raven RX-7 registered N55672 was involved in an accident during in flight near San Dimas, California, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Dimas, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Raven RX-7
- Registration
- N55672
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2389
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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
GND CREW REQD PLT'S TRUCK KEYS AFT TKOF.ENTERED DSCNT, UN TO STOP DSCNT BFR HITTING PWR LN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Raven RX-7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Dec 1981 | Raven RX-7 | Gallup, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1981 | Raven RX-7 | Barrington Hls, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1982 | Raven RX-7 | Phillip, South Dakota, United States | Richard Burns | Serious injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
| 25 Oct 1980 | Raven RX-7 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | A HOT Air Line | 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 | - |