# Accident 19811213079519A: Raven RX7, Gallup, NM, December 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1981, 09:20 local time
- Place: Gallup, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5138° N, 108.7437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gallup, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5138&lon=-108.7437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5566M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5566M-1993-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven Industries RALLY RX7 (registry code 7480503, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-rally-rx7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN RX7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 60 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DQA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DQA11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811213079519A

## Narrative

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

WIND INCREASED FOR LANDING. BLOWN INTO SIDE OF A ROCKY MESA. TWO STUDENT BALLOON PILOTS ON BOARD.

## 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 FTW82DQA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DQA11), Dec 13, 1981: Raven RX-7 (N5566M), Gallup, NM, 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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