# Accident 19870709037459A: Raven RX7, Crestwood, KY, July 9, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1987, 08:42 local time
- Place: Crestwood, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3297° N, 85.4804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3297&lon=-85.4804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2897H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2897H-2017-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International RX-7 (registry code 7487007, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rx-7) (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: 14 total, 14 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870709037459A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH POWERLINES ON CLIMBING AFTER ABORTING LANDING. CAUGHT FIRE. STUDENT PILOT JUMPED FROM 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 ATL87LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA207), Jul 9, 1987: Aerostar RX-7 (N2897H), Crestwood, KY, 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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