# Incident 19980510013039I: Raven RX7, Walla Walla, WA, May 10, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1998, 18:00 local time
- Place: Walla Walla, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0670° N, 118.3370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walla Walla, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0670&lon=-118.3370&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2791Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2791Z-2011-11-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven Industries RALLY RX7 (registry code 7480503, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-rally-rx7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN RX7
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 184 total, 67 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980510013039I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING FLIGHT, BALLOON ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE AND WIND SHEAR, DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND IN VACANT LOT ADJACENT TO HOUSE. THE LANDING WAS HARD. NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. WIND DRIFT CAUSED BALLOON ENVELOPE TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE HOUSE. NO DAMAGE TO HOUSE. BALLOON ENVELOPE SUSTAINED A MINOR TEAR.

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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