# Accident 19970316003259A: Raven RX7, Tucson, AZ, March 16, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1997, 07:45 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0903° N, 111.0805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0903&lon=-111.0805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71150, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71150) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 100 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970316003259A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX97LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA124), Mar 16, 1997: Aerostar RX7 (N71150), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain safe altitude/clearance from another balloon, while landing in a crowded area.

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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