# Accident 19850116002199A: Raven RX7, Davenport, IA, January 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1985, 09:00 local time
- Place: Davenport, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5896° N, 90.6303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5896&lon=-90.6303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55582, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55582-2013-04-22) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 211 total, 211 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850116002199A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LIFTOFF, BALLOON PILOT JUDGED THAT HE COULD NOT CLEAR POWERLINES. DESCENDED, COLLIDED WITH LINES.

## 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 MKC85LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA048), Jan 16, 1985: Raven Rally RX7 (N55582), Davenport, IA, substantial 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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