# Accident 19840702033069A: Raven RX6, North Lebannon, ME, July 2, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1984, 20:00 local time
- Place: North Lebannon, ME
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5568A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5568A-2013-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven Industries RX6 (registry code 7480502, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-rx6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN RX6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18 total, 13 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FNC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FNC05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840702033069A

## Narrative

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

PROPANE TANK RUPTURED DURING HARD LANDING CAUSING FIRE THAT INJURED PILOT AND BURNED BALLOON.

## 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 NYC84FNC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FNC05), Jul 3, 1984: Raven RX 6 (N5568A), North Lebannon, ME, 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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