# Incident 19880529029089I: Raven RX7, Jackson, MI, May 29, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1988, 08:00 local time
- Place: Jackson, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2434° N, 84.4049° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2434&lon=-84.4049&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5718F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5718F-2001-01-19) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880529029089I

## Narrative

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

PIC MISJUDGEMENT AND MISMANAGEMENT OF POWER ON LANDING CAUSED BALLOON BASKET TO HIT TREES. CABLES HIT POWERLINES.

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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