# NTSB DEN80FQA23: Raven RX-6, N6396L, Albuquerque, NM, March 29, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1980
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131911
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FQA23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FQA23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0521  80/3/29  NR.ALBUQUERQUE,NM     RAVEN RX-6          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 6 TOTAL
        TIME - 0747                    N6396L              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST MESA,NM                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W PWR LINE.ELECTRIC ARC CUT THRU 1 STEEL LOAD CABLE & 1 ARM OF RIGID GONDOLA STRUCTURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6396L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6396L-2013-02-13), registration cancelled 2013-02-13, S/N RX6-105, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN RX-6
- Registry model: [Raven Industries RX6](https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-rx6) (registry code 7480502) (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 19800329009209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800329009209A), Mar 29, 1980: Raven RX6, Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Practicing ground tracking at low altitude. Allowed balloon to drift into power line.

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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