Raven RALLY RX7 N40995
12 February 1984 · Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 12 February 1984 at about 16:00 local time, a Raven RALLY RX7 registered N40995 was involved in an accident near Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.1398, -106.4897
- Aircraft
- Raven RALLY RX7
- Registration
- N40995
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN84LA096
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
THE STUDENT PLT ABOARD THE BALLOON SUFFERED A BROKEN LEG DURING A LANDING. SHE HAD BEEN BRIEFED ON THE PROPER STANCE FORLANDING AND THE INSTRUCTOR THOUGHT SHE WAS IN THE PROPER POSITION BUT LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE STUDENTS LEFT LEG WAS BROKEN ABOVE THE ANKLE, ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR THE LANDING WAS GOOD AND THE GONDOLA DID NOT BOUNCE OR DRAG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Raven RALLY accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 1984 | Raven RALLY RX7 | Aibirm, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1984 | Raven RALLY RX7 | The Colony, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1985 | Raven RALLY RX7 | Davenport, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 1986 | Raven RALLY RX-7 | Lockney, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1987 | Raven RALLY RX7 | Dona Ana, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1988 | Raven RALLY II | Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States | Demaree, Linda | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 1984 | Piper PA-34-200T | Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1984 | Helio H-295 | Dulce, New Mexico, United States | Southwest Safaris | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1984 | Piper PA-36-375 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1984 | Cessna 170B | Belen, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1984 | Scheibe Flugzeugbau ZUGVOGEL IIIB | Taos, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1984 | Cessna 182K | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |