# Accident 19871230072789A: Raven RX7, Dona Ana, NM, December 30, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1987, 09:45 local time
- Place: Dona Ana, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3892° N, 106.8090° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3892&lon=-106.8090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40364, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40364-2013-06-07) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 266 total, 135 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871230072789A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON ROAD UPWIND OF POWERLINES. ENVELOPE DRAPED OVER LINE AND ARCED. GROUND CREWMAN SHOCKED.

## 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 DEN88LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA045), Dec 30, 1987: Raven Rally RX7 (N40364), Dona Ana, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N40364 (2)

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

- [Accident 19910921062609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910921062609A), Sep 21, 1991: Raven RX7 (N40364), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. Hard wind landing. Basket tipped over. Load cable activated burner causing a fire that was put out by pilot.
- [Incident 19850630040639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850630040639I), Jun 30, 1985: Raven RX7 (N40364), Horizon, TX. Passenger suffered fracture of kneecap during high wind landing in balloon.

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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