# Accident 19820418009639A: Raven RX6, Sellersburg, IN, April 18, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1982, 18:40 local time
- Place: Sellersburg, IN
- Airport: Clark Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3893° N, 85.7500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3893&lon=-85.7500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2224R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN RX6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 106 total, 103 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820418009639A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI82DA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA126), Apr 18, 1982: Raven RX-6 (N2224R), Sellersburg, IN, destroyed

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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