# Accident 19930131001749A: Raven RX7, Durango, CO, January 31, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1993, 09:45 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2700° N, 107.8793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2700&lon=-107.8793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3581T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3581T-2001-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven Industries RALLY RX7 (registry code 7480503, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-rally-rx7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN RX7
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 681 total, 218 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930131001749A

## Narrative

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

LOW ALTITUDE LEE SIDE OF RIDGE ENCOUNTER ROTOR WINDS.WAS PUSHED INTO POWERLINES. LANDED SAFE BUT ARCING DAMAGED BAG

## 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 DEN93LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA026), Jan 31, 1993: Raven RX7 (N3581T), Durango, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: PARTIAL FAILURE OF THE BALLOON'S BURNER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS: UNFAVORABLE WIND.

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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