# Accident 19880731028339A: Raven RX6, Hemet, CA, July 31, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1988, 07:05 local time
- Place: Hemet, CA
- Airport: Hemet-Ryan Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7340° N, 117.0223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HEMET-RYAN (HMT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7340&lon=-117.0223&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1183R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1183R-1989-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven Industries RX6 (registry code 7480502, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-rx6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN RX6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 62 total, 45 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880731028339A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED LANDING. BEGAN GO AROUND AND HIT WIRES. BALLOON BURNED,FELL TO GROUND. BLAMED WIND GUST. WIND REPORTED CALM

## 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 LAX88LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA276), Jul 31, 1988: Raven RX-6 (N1183R), Sun City, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1183R (1)

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

- [Incident 19791118044439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791118044439I), Nov 18, 1979: Raven RX6 (N1183R), Coalinga, CA, Minor damage. Balloon skirt struck powerlines during approach to landing. Instructor thought student saw lines.

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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