# Incident 19811111080839I: Raven RX6, Anchorage, AK, November 11, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1981, 10:42 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55561, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55561-2013-04-22) (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: 2,300 total, 20 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811111080839I

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING, BALLOON TOUCHED POWERLINE AND PULLED LINE INTO ANOTHER, CAUSED BRIGHT FLASH. LANDED SAFELY.

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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