# Accident 19780611026229A: Raven S50/, Tampa, FL, June 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1978
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7271L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7271L-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven Industries RX6 (registry code 7480502, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-rx6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S50/
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 48 total, 48 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78DLD53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLD53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780611026229A

## Narrative

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

HOT AIR BALLOON EQUIPPED WITH PROPANE HEATER.WIND WAS GUSTING TO NOTS.

## 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 MIA78DLD53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLD53), Jun 11, 1978: Raven RX-6 (N7271L), Tampa, FL, destroyed

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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