# NTSB FTW80FQA44: Raven RX-7, N55536, Albuquerque, NM, September 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128650
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FQA44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FQA44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2817  80/9/18  NR.ALBUQUERQUE,NM     RAVEN RX-7          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 398
        TIME - 0512                    N55536              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    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 - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           DUAL STUDENT - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      52
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          300                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- POWERLINES SIGHTED DRG APCH,STU PLT JUMPED OUT,BALLOON ASCENDED INTO WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55536](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55536-2018-01-25), registration cancelled 2018-01-25, S/N RX7-112 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN RX-7
- Registry model: [Raven Industries RALLY RX7](https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-rally-rx7) (registry code 7480503) (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 19800918041839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800918041839A), Sep 18, 1980: Balwks FIREFLY7, Rio Rancho, NM, Destroyed. Night landing saw power lines start deflate, student jumped out, balloon rose, drifted into wires. Not secured, brn

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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