# Accident 19910921062609A: Raven RX7, Denver, CO, September 21, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1991, 07:45 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40364, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40364-2013-06-07) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,544 total, 121 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910921062609A

## Narrative

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

HARD WIND LANDING. BASKET TIPPED OVER. LOAD CABLE ACTIVATED BURNER CAUSING A FIRE THAT WAS PUT OUT BY PILOT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N40364 (2)

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

- [Accident 19871230072789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871230072789A), Dec 30, 1987: Raven RX7 (N40364), Dona Ana, NM, Substantial damage. Landed on road upwind of powerlines. Envelope draped over line and arced. Ground crewman shocked.
- [Incident 19850630040639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850630040639I), Jun 30, 1985: Raven RX7 (N40364), Horizon, TX. Passenger suffered fracture of kneecap during high wind landing in balloon.

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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