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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Raven RX6 · Sellersburg, IN · April 18, 1982

Date
April 18, 1982 · 18:40 local
Place
Sellersburg, IN
Airport
Clark Co
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2224R
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI82DA126
Reported as
Raven RX6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
106 total103 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unable to see powerline on landing due to setting sun. Balloon draped over wires, caught fire and burned.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO SEE POWERLINE ON LANDING DUE TO SETTING SUN. BALLOON DRAPED OVER WIRES, CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.