# Incident 19900909046749I: Raven RX7, Sassamansville, PA, September 9, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1990, 18:45 local time
- Place: Sassamansville, PA
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3420° N, 75.5721° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sassamansville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3420&lon=-75.5721&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2855E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2855E-2013-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International RX-7 (registry code 7487007, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rx-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN RX7
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 500 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900909046749I

## Narrative

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

BALLOON STRUCK WIRES ON APPROACH TO FIELD. PILOT STATED HE DID NOT SEE WIRE DUE TO SUN IN HIS EYES.

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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