# Incident 20041009027089I: Raven S60A, Albuquerque, NM, October 9, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2004, 09:45 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52948, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52948) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International S-60A (registry code 7486060, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S60A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 860 total, 860 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041009027089I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS A REGISTERED PARTICIPANT IN THE ALBUQUERQUE BALLOON FIESTA (AIBF). DURING LANDING, THE BALLOON SYSTEM DRIFTED INTO A LOW VOLTAGE POWER LINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED HOWEVER, A 4 YEAR OLD MALE PASSENGER WHO WAS STANDING ON TOP OF A PROPANE TANK IN ORDER TO SEE OUT WAS STRUCK IN THE FOREHEAD BY THE WIRE AND RECEIVED A 4 TO 5 INCH LONG LACERATION ACROSS HIS FOREHEAD WHICH REQUIRED HOSPITALIZATION. HE RECEIVED 15 STITCHES DURING AN OUTPATIENT SURGICAL PROCEDURE AND WAS RELEASED TO HIS PARENT ON THE SAME DAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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