# Accident 19931004037539A: Raven RX7, Albuquerque, NM, October 4, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1993, 08:21 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0602° N, 106.6199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0602&lon=-106.6199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27953, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27953-2013-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven Industries RALLY RX7 (registry code 7480503, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-rally-rx7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN RX7
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 244 total, 244 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931004037539A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO LAND IN GUSTY SURFACE WIND. BALLOON TRAVELED 200 YARDS AND STRUCK A POWER POLE.

## 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 FTW94LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA004), Oct 4, 1993: Raven Rally RX7 (N27953), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL. A FACTOR WAS THE GUSTY WINDS.

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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