# Accident 19880109000279A: Raven RX7, Rio Rancho, NM, January 9, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1988, 09:00 local time
- Place: Rio Rancho, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0608° N, 106.6207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0608&lon=-106.6207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2797L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2797L-2000-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven Industries RALLY RX7 (registry code 7480503, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-rally-rx7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN RX7
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27 total, 20 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880109000279A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO NOTE WIND SHIFT AND POWERLINES WHILE LANDING. E NVELOPE STRUCK THE WIRES AS THE BASKET TOUCHED DOWN.

## 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 DEN88LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA051), Jan 9, 1988: Raven RX-7 (N2797L), Rio Rancho, NM, 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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