# Accident 19810805049479A: Raven RX6, Kittredge, CO, August 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1981, 08:30 local time
- Place: Kittredge, CO
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6594° N, 105.3049° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kittredge, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6594&lon=-105.3049&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5557B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5557B-1991-01-02) (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: 2,665 total, 120 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81DTE65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTE65) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810805049479A

## Narrative

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

STRONG SURFACE WIND SLAMMED GONDOLA INTO A DITCH DURING LANDING.  PILOT INEXPRIENCED IN MOUNTAIN FLYING.

## 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 DEN81DTE65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTE65), Aug 5, 1981: Raven RX-6 (N5557B), Golden, CO, no 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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