# Accident 19791010041129A: Raven S55A, Albuquerque, NM, October 10, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1979, 17:29 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N403AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N403AA-1982-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven S55A (registry code 7480402, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s55a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S55A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 41 total, 25 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA002-201190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791010041129A

## Narrative

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

LAUNCHED INTO AREA OF TURBULENCE. ENVELOPE DISTORTED, FABRIC FAILED. CAUGHT FIRE, STREAMERED TO GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 DEN80FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA002-201190), Oct 10, 1979: Raven S55AX7 (N403AA), Albuquerque, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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