# Accident 19940904026729A: Raven RX7, Fountain, CO, September 4, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1994, 07:55 local time
- Place: Fountain, CO
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6599° N, 104.6897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6599&lon=-104.6897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3578D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3578D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International RX-7 (registry code 7487007, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rx-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN RX7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94FA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940904026729A

## Narrative

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

LANDED HARD. FELL OVER. PASSENGER FELL OUT. HIT BY BASKET. BALLOON ROSE. PILOT FELL 25FT. PASSENGER VENTED BALLOON.

## 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 FTW94FA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA287), Sep 4, 1994: Aerostar RX-7 (N3578D), Fountain, CO, no damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER AIRCRAFT HANDLING DURING LANDING IN HIGH WIND CONDITIONS. A FACTOR WAS THE HIGH 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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