- Date
- July 25, 1982, 09:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Albuquerque, NM
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 uninjured; on the ground: 1 serious
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1884RRaven RX-6
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 25, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820725033689A
- Case key
- 69720
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot reported that the balloon was inflated and launched at about 0700 MDT. Later, the wind velocity increased and a final landing was made at about 0930 MDT. During the landing, a ground crewmember's leg was broken when it was hit by the gondola.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1884R
- Reported as
- Raven RX-6
- Category
- Balloon
- Serial number
- RX6-266
- Airframe hours
- 130
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Julie A. Hanson
- Registered owner
- Julie A. Hanson
- Departed
- Albuquerque, NM
- Destination
- Albuquerque, NM
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Unknown
- Flight hours
- 100 total · 40 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.