# Incident 19891011054162I: Raven RX7, Albuquerque, NM, October 11, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1989, 09:00 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4014K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4014K-2003-10-25) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 260 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891011054162I

## Narrative

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

BALLOON GONDOLA WAS STRUCK BY ENVELOPE OF OTHER ASCENDING BALLOON FROM BELOW.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4222U, Raven S60A: [Incident 19891011054161I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891011054161I)

## Other reports on N4014K (1)

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

- [Accident 19960705046979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960705046979A), Jul 5, 1996: Raven RX7 (N4014K), Gunnison, CO, Substantial damage. (-16) On July 5, 1996 at 0745 mountain daylight time, a Raven ralley RX7 balloon, N4014K, piloted by patricia j. brake, cert. # 513445998, made a hard landing…

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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