# NTSB IAD77DLT03: Raven RX6, N1035R, Huntingdon, TN, April 10, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1977
- Place: Huntingdon, TN · HUNTINGDON, TN
- Location: 36.0061° N, 88.4172° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntingdon, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0061&lon=-88.4172&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157863
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77DLT03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DLT03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1489  77/4/10    HUNTINGDON,TN       RAVEN RX6           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 99
        TIME - 1700                    N1035R              PX-  0  0  1  AERIAL ADVERTISING        TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTINGDON,TN              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: SPECTATOR
        REMARKS- BOYS GRABBED GONDOLA AFTER LIFTOFF. HIT POLES
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1035R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1035R-2013-07-16), registration cancelled 2013-07-16, S/N RX6-195, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN RX6
- 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 19770410007889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770410007889A), Apr 10, 1977: Raven RX6, Huntingdon, TN, Substantial damage. Boys grabbed gondola after liftoff. Hit poles

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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