Raven RX-6 N6396L
29 March 1980 · Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 March 1980 at about 07:47 local time, a Raven RX-6 registered N6396L was involved in an accident during in flight near Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:47
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Raven RX-6
- Registration
- N6396L
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- West Mesa, Nm → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0521
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
COLLIDED W PWR LINE.ELECTRIC ARC CUT THRU 1 STEEL LOAD CABLE & 1 ARM OF RIGID GONDOLA STRUCTURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Raven RX-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 10 Jul 1979 | Raven RX-6 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1981 | Raven RX-6 | Golden, Colorado, United States | Balloon Odysse | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1978 | Raven RX-6 | Tampa, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1982 | Raven RX-6 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Julie A. Hanson | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |