# Incident 19960907032649I: Raven S60A, Las Vegas, NV, September 7, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1996, 07:40 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6583C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6583C-2010-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International S-60A (registry code 7486060, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S60A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960907032649I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 9-7-96 A BALLOON REGISTRATION N6583C, MAKE S60A, OWNED AND OPERATED BY MR. RICHARD K. TANNER, STRUCK A POWER LINE WHILE DESCENDING. THE BALLOON SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE FOUR (4) OCCUPANTS IN THE GONDOLA WERE NOT INJURED. THERE WAS NO PROPERTY DAMAGE. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE POWERLINES DID OCCUR. NO NMAC OR PILOT DEVIATION REPORTS FILED. THIS INVESTIGATION AND REPORT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N6583C (1)

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

- [Accident 19880418044849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880418044849A), Apr 18, 1988: Raven S60A (N6583C), West Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Surface wind picked up. Elected to land and gondola hit a tree causing occupants to collide breaking passengers leg

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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