# Incident 19811008076929I: Raven S55A, Albuquerque, NM, October 8, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1981, 08:30 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&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: 45 total, 45 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811008076929I

## Narrative

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

BALLOON DESCENDED INTO TRANSMISSION WIRES DUE TO WIND SHIFT ON APPROACH TO LANDING.

## Other reports on N1237R (1)

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

- [Accident 19810329015779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810329015779A), Mar 29, 1981: Raven S55A (N1237R), Rio Rancho, NM. Balloon crashed during landing, injuring pilot. Wind above safe operating range.

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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