# Accident 19810110001919A: Raven RX6, Peoria, AZ, January 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1981, 09:30 local time
- Place: Peoria, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5806° N, 112.2374° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peoria, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5806&lon=-112.2374&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8702L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8702L-1989-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven Industries RX6 (registry code 7480502, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-rx6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN RX6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total, 1 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DUJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810110001919A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN STRONG WIND, DRIFT TOWARDS POWER LINE. TRIED GO-AROUND. PASSENGER VENTED BALLOON. STRUCK WIRES, JUMPED.

## 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 LAX81DUJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ28), Jan 10, 1981: Raven RX-6 (N8702L), Peoria, AZ, 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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