# Accident 19821007051989A: Raven S55A, Albuquerque, NM, October 7, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1982, 08:30 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Albuquerque
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0416° N, 106.5560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Albuquerque Airport (1928), closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0416&lon=-106.5560&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40222, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40222-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven S55A (registry code 7480402, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s55a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S55A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,581 total, 232 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821007051989A

## Narrative

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

GONDOLA BOUNCED OFF A FENCE AND CAUGHT ON A ROOF WHILE LANDING IN GUSTY SURFACE WINDS DURING A BALLOON FIESTA.

## 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 FTW83LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA011), Oct 7, 1982: Raven AX-7 (N40222), Albuquerque, NM, no damage

## Other reports on N40222 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19811219087619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811219087619I), Dec 19, 1981: Raven RX7 (N40222), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Landing approach directy into sun. Balloon struck a power line. 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.

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