# Incident 20070908018329I: Raven RX7, Albuquerque, NM, September 8, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2007, 09:00 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- 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: 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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 25 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/20070908018329I

## Narrative

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

(-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 ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. THE BALLOON WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PRIVATE FLIGHT WITH THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ABOARD WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO AT 0800 MDT.

## Other reports on N6356W (1)

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

- [Incident 20040628011379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040628011379I), Jun 28, 2004: Raven RX7 (N6356W), Idaho Falls, ID. (-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…

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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