# Incident 19990411037879I: Raven RX7, Lakeland, FL, April 11, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1999, 09:59 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0395° N, 81.9498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0395&lon=-81.9498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6407S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6407S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International RX-7 (registry code 7487007, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rx-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN RX7
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 200 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990411037879I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING THE SUN N FUN HOUND AND HARE RACE, THE PILOT HAD TO INFLATE THE BALLOON THREE TIMES BECAUSE OF A CLIP THAT KEPT COMING LOOSE.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THE FLIGHT WOULD BE ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES AND HE HAD NEVER FLOWN IN THE LAKELAND AREA.  HE DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE CITY WAS SO LARGE AND WITHOUT LANDING AREAS.  THE BALLOON WAS STILL FLYING OVER RESIDENTIAL AREA TOWARD A LARGE LAKE.  SINCE HE WAS LOW ON FUEL AND DID NOT KNOW IF HE COULD COMPLETE THE FLIGHT ACROSS THE LAKE, HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE BACK YARD OF A HOUSE.  THE PILOT WAS COUNSELLED ON PREFLIGHT PLANNING.

## Other reports on N6407S (1)

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

- [Incident 19871213082439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871213082439I), Dec 13, 1987: Raven RX7 (N6407S), Ft Myers, FL, Minor damage. Applied too much heat attempting to avoid powerlines. Over vented. Could not recover. Hit powerlines.

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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