# Incident 19791118044439I: Raven RX6, Coalinga, CA, November 18, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1979, 08:13 local time
- Place: Coalinga, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1402° N, 120.3520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coalinga, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1402&lon=-120.3520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1183R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1183R-1989-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven Industries RX6 (registry code 7480502, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-rx6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN RX6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 90 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791118044439I

## Narrative

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

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 19880731028339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880731028339A), Jul 31, 1988: Raven RX6 (N1183R), Hemet, CA, Substantial damage. Aborted landing. Began go around and hit wires. Balloon burned,fell to ground. Blamed wind gust. Wind reported calm

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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