Raven RX-6 N7282L
26 August 1975 · Island Lake, Illinois, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 26 August 1975 at about 19:05 local time, a Raven RX-6 registered N7282L was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Island Lake, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Island Lake, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Raven RX-6
- Registration
- N7282L
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4104
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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
PROPANE BURNER ASSY RX-6 DWG.D-13180. SCREW IN BLAST VALVE CAME LOOSE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Raven RX-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 1975 | Raven RX-6 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | World Balloon | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1976 | Raven RX-6 | Albany, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1976 | Raven RX-6 | Carlisle, Iowa, United States | Free Balloon | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1978 | Raven RX-6 | Tampa, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1979 | Raven RX-6 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1980 | Raven RX-6 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |