# NTSB CHI79DEX37: Raven RX-7, N5554S, Shelbyville, IN, August 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1979
- Place: Shelbyville, IN · SHELBYVILLE, IN
- Location: 39.5466° N, 85.7768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelbyville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5466&lon=-85.7768&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134634
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEX37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEX37

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2228  79/8/15    SHELBYVILLE,IN      RAVEN RX-7          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1935                    N5554S              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 48, 34 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHELBYVILLE,IN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: SPECTATOR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- BALLOON BEING HOVER/TOWED TO FIELD FOR DEFLATION.OPN CONDUCTED AT SUNDOWN.SPEC HELPING REC BURNS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5554S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5554S-1982-11-05), registration cancelled 1982-11-05, S/N RX7120 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN RX-7
- Registry model: [Raven Industries RX6](https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-rx6) (registry code 7480502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Balloon
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790815021349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790815021349A), Aug 15, 1979: Raven RX7, Shelbyville, IN, Destroyed. Balloon was being moved to edge of field after landing. Drifted into wires and burned.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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