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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Raven RX6 · Ft Calhoun, NE · September 24, 1989

Date
September 24, 1989 · 08:50 local
Place
Ft Calhoun, NE
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5568K
Reported as
Raven RX6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
139 total135 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Balloon contacted and broke powerline while coming in for landing. Pilot stated he did not see line.

As the FAA filed it

BALLOON CONTACTED AND BROKE POWERLINE WHILE COMING IN FOR LANDING. PILOT STATED HE DID NOT SEE LINE.