# Accident 19860101001419A: Raven RX7, Lockney, TX, January 1, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1986, 10:15 local time
- Place: Lockney, TX
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1192° N, 101.4406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1192&lon=-101.4406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2796C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2796C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven Industries RALLY RX7 (registry code 7480503, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-rally-rx7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN RX7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12 total, 12 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LQG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LQG07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860101001419A

## Narrative

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

WIND SPEED INCREASED DURING TIME THAT STUDENT BALLOONIST WAS ALOFT. DURING RUSHED LANDING, PILOT BROKE A LEG.

## 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 FTW86LQG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LQG07), Jan 1, 1986: Raven Rally RX-7 (N2796C), Lockney, TX, no 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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