Raven RX-6 N2224R

Summary

On 18 April 1982 at about 23:40 local time, a Raven RX-6 registered N2224R, operated by Paul A. Bender, was involved in an accident near Sellersburg, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

18 April 1982 at 23:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Sellersburg, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Clark County (941)

Coordinates

38.3893, -85.7500

Aircraft

Raven RX-6

Registration

N2224R

Category

Balloon

Operator

Paul A. Bender

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Silver Lake → Silver Lake

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI82DA126

Nobody was injured.

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

DURING A LANDING APPROACH, THE PILOT WAS AWARE OF POWERLINES TO THE LEFT OF HIS COURSE. JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, HE BECAME AWARE OF A BRANCH OFF OF THE POWERLINES THAT CROSSED IN FRONT OF THE BALLOON'S PATH. HE RIPPED OUT THE TOP INFLATION PANEL; HOWEVER, DURING THE LANDING, THE ENVELOPE DRAPED OVER THE POWERLINES. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE TOP WIRE SEPARATED AND STARTED A GRASS FIRE THAT ULTIMATELY SPREAD AND DESTROYED THE BASKET AND ENVELOPE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.