# Accident 19801221076299A: Raven RX7, Dublin, OH, December 21, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1980, 13:30 local time
- Place: Dublin, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1133° N, 83.1458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dublin, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1133&lon=-83.1458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5711K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5711K-2013-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven Industries RALLY RX7 (registry code 7480503, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-rally-rx7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN RX7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10 total, 10 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEK08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801221076299A

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED DOWNDRAFT FROM THERMAL. UNABLE TO HEAT BALLOON TO STOP DESCENT DUE TO 16 DEGREE AIR TEMP. HIT POWERLINE

## 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 CHI81FEK08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK08), Dec 21, 1980: Raven RX-7 (N5711K), Dublin, OH, substantial 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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