Raven RX 6 N5568A
3 July 1984 · North Lebannon, Maine, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 3 July 1984 at about 00:00 local time, a Raven RX 6 registered N5568A was involved in an accident near North Lebannon, Maine, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- North Lebannon, Maine, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Raven RX 6
- Registration
- N5568A
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- South Lebanon → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC84FNC05
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
STUDENT BALLOON PILOT WAS ON THIRD SUPERVISED SOLO FLT WITH HIS FLT INSTRUCTOR ACTING AS MEMBER OF THE CHASE CREW. PLT WAS CONTROLLING DESCENT WITH SHORT BURSTS OF PROPANE BURNER.GROUND CONTACT WAS HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE BALLOON SKIRT TO CONTINUE DOWNWARD MOTION TO THE GROUND. AS ENVELOPE REBOUNDED THE GONDOLA FILLED WITH PROPANE WHICH IGNITED. INSTRUCTOR ASSISTED PLT IN EVACUATING AS BALLOON BECAME AIRBORNE, ASCENDED TO APRX 1500 FT WITH GONDOLA IN FLAMES AND EXPLODED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Raven RX-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 11 Oct 1981 | Raven RX-6 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
| 31 Jul 1988 | Raven RX-6 | Sun City, California, United States | Mathew W. Norwood | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 1984 | Gulfstream 690B | Millinocket, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1984 | Evans VP-2 | Mechanic Falls, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 1984 | Piper PA-31S 2 | Rockland, Maine, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1984 | Piper PA-24-180 | Bingham, Maine, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1984 | Piper PA-32-260 | Brunswick, Maine, United States | Bangor Int'l Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1984 | Zappia Gabriel J QUICKIE-2 | Augusta, Maine, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |