# Accident 19890708020919A: Raven RX7, Albuquerque, NM, July 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1989, 07:20 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1007° N, 106.5190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1007&lon=-106.5190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4069H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4069H-2013-06-11) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 151 total, 137 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890708020919A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINES TRYING TO LAND DURING BALLOON FESTIVAL.

## 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 DEN89LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA161), Jul 8, 1989: Raven RX-7 (N4069H), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE POWER LINES.

## Other reports on N4069H (1)

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

- [Incident 19890422030029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890422030029I), Apr 22, 1989: Raven RX7 (N4069H), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Chose to land on dirt road. On touchdown, gondola was damaged when it struck side of a deep rut.

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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