- Date
- September 11, 1983, 08:10 local (14:10 UTC)
- Place
- Santa Fe, NM
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2732RRaven S-55A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830911051719A
- Case key
- 21061
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt elected to land the balloon between 2 power lines. During the landing, the balloon impacted another power line that was installed across the main lines. Electrical arcing occurring occurred. The balloon attachment cables, skirt & gondola were scorched & burned during the occurrence. The plt said he didn't see the power line.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2732R
- Reported as
- Raven S-55A
- Category
- Balloon
- Serial number
- S55A-425
- Airframe hours
- 155
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gary S. Rosenberg
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 1982
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown
- Flight hours
- 313 total · 313 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft overcast
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.