# Incident 19890924053109I: Raven RX6, Ft Calhoun, NE, September 24, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1989, 08:50 local time
- Place: Ft Calhoun, NE
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4564° N, 96.0263° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Calhoun, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4564&lon=-96.0263&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5568K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5568K-1996-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven Industries RX6 (registry code 7480502, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-rx6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN RX6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 139 total, 135 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890924053109I

## Narrative

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

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

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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