# NTSB DEN77FQA23: Raven S-50A, N51546, Albuquerque, NM, February 13, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1977
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157115
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FQA23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FQA23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0320  77/2/13    ALBUQUERQUE,NM      RAVEN S-50A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0900                    N51546              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 94 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RAVEN BURNER POWER UNIT.POWERLINES BURNED PARTS OF BALLOON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51546](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51546-2012-09-10), registration cancelled 2012-09-10, S/N S50A-222, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S-50A
- Registry model: [Raven S-50A](https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s-50a) (registry code 7480204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Balloon
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19770213002549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770213002549A), Feb 13, 1977: Raven S50A, Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Raven burner power unit. Powerlines burned parts of balloon.

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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