# Accident 19940416014299A: Raven RX7, Augusta, KS, April 16, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1994, 09:45 local time
- Place: Augusta, KS
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6893° N, 96.9704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6893&lon=-96.9704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6408F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6408F-2004-11-05) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 49 total, 47 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940416014299A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT BALLOON PILOT MADE HARD PRACTICE LANDING. PASSENGER RECEIVED A BROKEN ANKLE.

## 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 CHI94LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA132), Apr 16, 1994: Aerostar RX-7 (N6408F), Augusta, KS, no damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER TOUCHDOWN PERFORMED BY THE BALLOON PILOT.

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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