# Accident 19810329015779A: Raven S55A, Rio Rancho, NM, March 29, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1981, 08:25 local time
- Place: Rio Rancho, NM
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2334° N, 106.6645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rio Rancho, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2334&lon=-106.6645&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1237R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1237R-2011-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven S55A (registry code 7480402, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s55a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S55A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 139 total, 17 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DQA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQA21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810329015779A

## Narrative

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

BALLOON CRASHED DURING LANDING, INJURING PILOT. WIND ABOVE SAFE OPERATING RANGE.

## 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 FTW81DQA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQA21), Mar 29, 1981: Raven AX-7 (N1237R), Rio Rancho, NM, no damage

## Other reports on N1237R (1)

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

- [Incident 19811008076929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811008076929I), Oct 8, 1981: Raven S55A (N1237R), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Balloon descended into transmission wires due to wind shift on approach to landing.

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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