# Accident 19760425011029A: Raven S55A, Albuquerque, NM, April 25, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1976
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54708, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54708-2013-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven S55A (registry code 7480402, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s55a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S55A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,052 total, 150 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76DQA44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DQA44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760425011029A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PROPANE BURNER.GUSTS TO 25K.ENCNTRD EXTREME DOWNDRAFTS.ENVELOPE CAUGHT TREE,GONDOLA HIT CLIFF.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN76DQA44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DQA44), Apr 25, 1976: Raven S-55A (N54708), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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