# Incident 20040628011379I: Raven RX7, Idaho Falls, ID, June 28, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2004, 09:30 local time
- Place: Idaho Falls, ID
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4896° N, 112.0353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Idaho Falls, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4896&lon=-112.0353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6356W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6356W) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040628011379I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 06-28-2004 AT 0930 MDT, N6356W, A RAVEN RX7 BALLOON PILOTED BY DAVID D. MEYER CUT POWER WIRES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN A VACANT FIELD. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 0800 MDT FROM WITHING THE CITY LIMITS OF IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO, NAMELY SCIENCE CENTER DR. THE DURATION OF THE FLIGHT WAS 1.5 HOURS. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING HIS LANDING DESCENT HE HAD JUST CLEARED ONE SET OF POWER LINES WHEN HE SAW THE SECOND SET AND STRUCK THEM WITH HIS GONDOLA, 2-3 INCHES FROM THE BOTTOM. THE WIRES WERE ACTIVE AND WERE SEVERED. THE PILOT NOTIFIED THE IDAHO FALLS TOWER OF HIS SITUATION. HIS AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR HIS PASSENGER. THE AVERAGE ALTITUDE OF THE FLIGHT OVER IDAHO FALLS WAS 500 FEET MSL.

## Other reports on N6356W (1)

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

- [Incident 20070908018329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070908018329I), Sep 8, 2007: Raven RX7 (N6356W), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. (-23) On September 8, 2007, at 0900 MDT, an Aerostar Raven RX-7 hot air balloon, N6356W, registered to the pilot, collided with a street sign during landing in…

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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