# Incident 19861004053069I: Raven S50A, Albuquerque, NM, October 4, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1986, 08:40 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5561K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5561K-2014-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven S-50A (registry code 7480204, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s-50a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S50A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 237 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861004053069I

## Narrative

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

GONDOLA OF BALLOON ATTEMPTING LIFT OFF STRUCK TOP OF OTHER BALLOON CAUSING LARGE RIPS.

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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