# Accident 19820822041229A: Raven RX7, Philip, SD, August 22, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1982, 10:30 local time
- Place: Philip, SD
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0409° N, 101.6648° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philip, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0409&lon=-101.6648&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4010S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4010S-2013-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven Industries RALLY RX7 (registry code 7480503, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-rally-rx7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN RX7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 121 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82DTK07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DTK07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820822041229A

## Narrative

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

A WHIRLWIND GUST BLEW BALLOON GONDOLA INTO A TRUCK DURING PREPARATIONS FOR TAKEOFF. IMPACT INJURED A PASSENGER.

## 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 DEN82DTK07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DTK07), Aug 22, 1982: Raven RX-7 (N4010S), Phillip, SD, minor 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.