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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Raven RX7 · Gunnison, CO · July 5, 1996

Date: July 5, 1996 · 07:45 local
Place: Gunnison, CO
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4014K
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW96LA303
Reported as: Raven RX7

N4014KRegistration cancelled Oct 25, 2003 · Raven Industries RALLY RX7S/N RX7-275 · Built 1982 Airframe modelRaven Industries RALLY RX7 Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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(-16) On July 5, 1996 at 0745 mountain daylight time, a Raven ralley RX7 balloon, N4014K, piloted by patricia j. brake, cert. # 513445998, made a hard landing near Gunnison, Colorado. The pilot and two (2) passengers were not injured and the balloon sustained substantial damage. This balloon was one (1) of two (2) other balloons that were in Gunnison over the July 4th weekend, that were caught in a micro burst (see other accident report #FTW96LA292). It was determined by a repair station in albuquerque that balloon sustained substantial damage, so she called the NTSB to report it on July 12, 1996.

As the FAA filed it

(-16) ON JULY 5, 1996 AT 0745 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A RAVEN RALLEY RX7 BALLOON, N4014K, PILOTED BY PATRICIA J. BRAKE, CERT. # 513445998, MADE A HARD LANDING NEAR GUNNISON, COLORADO. THE PILOT AND TWO (2) PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED AND THE BALLOON SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THIS BALLOON WAS ONE (1) OF TWO (2) OTHER BALLOONS THAT WERE IN GUNNISON OVER THE JULY 4TH WEEKEND, THAT WERE CAUGHT IN A MICRO BURST (SEE OTHER ACCIDENT REPORT #FTW96LA292). IT WAS DETERMINED BY A REPAIR STATION IN ALBUQUERQUE THAT BALLOON SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, SO SHE CALLED THE NTSB TO REPORT IT ON JULY 12, 1996.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW96LA303Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGunnison, COthe pilot's inadequate weather evaluation. A factor was the high wind.Jul 5, 1996 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4014K · 1

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

Incident 19891011054162IClimb · Albuquerque, NMBalloon gondola was struck by envelope of other ascending balloon from below.Oct 11, 1989