# Incident 19871213082439I: Raven RX7, Ft Myers, FL, December 13, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1987, 15:00 local time
- Place: Ft Myers, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6406° N, 81.8723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Myers, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6406&lon=-81.8723&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6407S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6407S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International RX-7 (registry code 7487007, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rx-7) (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: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871213082439I

## Narrative

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

APPLIED TOO MUCH HEAT ATTEMPTING TO AVOID POWERLINES.  OVER VENTED. COULD NOT RECOVER. HIT POWERLINES.

## Other reports on N6407S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19990411037879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990411037879I), Apr 11, 1999: Raven RX7 (N6407S), Lakeland, FL. (-23) During the sun n fun hound and hare race, the pilot had to inflate the balloon three times because of a clip that kept coming loose. The pilot stated…

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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