Raven RX-6 N1884R
25 July 1982 · Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 July 1982 at about 15:30 local time, a Raven RX-6 registered N1884R, operated by Julie A. Hanson, was involved in an accident near Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Raven RX-6
- Registration
- N1884R
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Julie A. Hanson
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Albuquerque → Albuquerque
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82DQA23
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 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
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE BALLOON WAS INFLATED AND LAUNCHED AT ABOUT 0700 MDT. LATER, THE WIND VELOCITY INCREASED AND A FINAL LANDING WAS MADE AT ABOUT 0930 MDT. DURING THE LANDING, A GROUND CREWMEMBER'S LEG WAS BROKEN WHEN IT WAS HIT BY THE GONDOLA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Raven RX-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 3 Jul 1984 | Raven RX 6 | North Lebannon, Maine, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 1982 | Cessna 401A | Silver City, New Mexico, United States | Flying A Flight Service Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1982 | Cessna 177RG | Artesia, New Mexico, United States | Leslie A. Anderson | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1982 | Cessna T210M | Reserve, New Mexico, United States | E.h. Mullins & V.n. Mullins | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-28-161 | Hobbs, New Mexico, United States | Marshall AVN | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1982 | Cessna P206 | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | Walter C. White | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1982 | Bell 206B | Watrous, New Mexico, United States | Doolittle Enterprises Inc. | Fatal | 1 |