19970316003259A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Raven RX-7 · Tucson, AZ · March 16, 1997

Date
March 16, 1997 · 07:45 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N71150
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX97LA124
Reported as
Raven RX7
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
100 total100 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landed in crowded area. Bounced caught edge of parked unmanned balloon ripping its envel open.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED IN CROWDED AREA. BOUNCED CAUGHT EDGE OF PARKED UNMANNED BALLOON RIPPING ITS ENVEL OPEN.

NTSB investigation

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