# Accident 19901006044229A: Raven S55A, Bernalillo, NM, October 6, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1990, 10:32 local time
- Place: Bernalillo, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3099° N, 106.5506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3099&lon=-106.5506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4062H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4062H-1991-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven S55A (registry code 7480402, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s55a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S55A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 50 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901006044229A

## Narrative

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

BALLOON STRUCK A POWERLINE AND CAUGHT FIRE. OCCUPANTS TRIED TO SLIDE DOWN A ROPE BUT LOST GRIP AND FELL TO GROUND.

## 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 DEN91LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA003), Oct 6, 1990: Raven S-55A (N4062H), Bernalillo, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT, RESULTING IN AN INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH POWER LINES.

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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