# Accident 19790710015819A: Raven RX6, Sioux Falls, SD, July 10, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1979, 19:00 local time
- Place: Sioux Falls, SD
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5500° N, 96.7003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sioux Falls, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5500&lon=-96.7003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1882R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1882R-2018-01-03) (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 RX6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 35 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DTK18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DTK18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790710015819A

## Narrative

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

BALLOON CAUGHT NEAR THUNDERSTORM ENCOUNTERED VERTICAL UP AND DOWN DRAFTS.PILOT UNABLE TO OVERCOME SINK RATE CRASHED

## 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 MKC79DTK18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DTK18), Jul 10, 1979: Raven RX-6 (N1882R), Sioux Falls, SD, no 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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