Raven RX-6 N5557B
5 August 1981 · Golden, Colorado, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 5 August 1981 at about 08:30 local time, a Raven RX-6 registered N5557B, operated by Balloon Odysse, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Golden, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Golden, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Raven RX-6
- Registration
- N5557B
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Balloon Odysse
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3304
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
WND SHIFTED, BGN BLOWING BLN TWD MTNS.UN CHG COURSE BY CLBG.ENCTRD WND GSTG 20KTS DRG LNDG.
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 | - |
| 29 Mar 1980 | Raven RX-6 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
| 10 Jul 1979 | Raven RX-6 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | - | 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 | - |