# Incident 20071009022169I: Raven S60A, Rio Rancho, NM, October 9, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2007, 10:00 local time
- Place: Rio Rancho, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2334° N, 106.6645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rio Rancho, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2334&lon=-106.6645&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2803L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2803L-2017-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raven S-60A (registry code 7480606, https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S60A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total, 272 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071009022169I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 9, 2007 AT 1000 MDT, N2803L, A RAVEN S-60A HOT AIR BALLOON, MADE A HARD LANDING DURING GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS IN RIO RANCHO, NM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AS A PLEASURE FLIGHT IN VFR CONDITIONS DURING THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## Other reports on N2803L (1)

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

- [Accident 19870307005039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870307005039A), Mar 7, 1987: Raven S60A (N2803L), Grand Lake, CO, Substantial damage. The balloon encountered turbulence which blew out the pilot lights. The pilot safely landed among a stand of trees.

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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