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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Raven RX6 · Coalinga, CA · November 18, 1979

Date: November 18, 1979 · 08:13 local
Place: Coalinga, CA
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1183R
Reported as: Raven RX6
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 90 total90 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N1183RRegistration cancelled Jun 8, 1989 · Raven Industries RX6S/N RX6237 Airframe modelRaven Industries RX6

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Balloon skirt struck powerlines during approach to landing. Instructor thought student saw lines.

As the FAA filed it

BALLOON SKIRT STRUCK POWERLINES DURING APPROACH TO LANDING. INSTRUCTOR THOUGHT STUDENT SAW LINES.

Other reports on N1183R · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19880731028339AGo Round (Aborted VFR) · Hemet, CAAborted landing. Began go around and hit wires. Balloon burned,fell to ground. Blamed wind gust. Wind reported calmJul 31, 1988 · Substantial damage