# NTSB LAX81DUJ28: Raven RX-6, N8702L, Peoria, AZ, January 10, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 10, 1981
- Place: Peoria, AZ · PEORIA, AZ
- Location: 33.5806° N, 112.2374° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peoria, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5806&lon=-112.2374&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127173
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DUJ28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0129  81/1/10    PEORIA,AZ           RAVEN RX-6          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 21
        TIME - 0930                    N8702L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLENDALE,AZ                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      65
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           45                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- BALLOON DRAGGED TOWARD PWR LINES DRG LDG IN OPEN FIELD,PLT BEGAN BURNING AS PAX DUMPED HOT AIR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8702L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8702L-1989-09-14), registration cancelled 1989-09-14, S/N RX6160 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN RX-6
- Registry model: [Raven Industries RX6](https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-rx6) (registry code 7480502) (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 19810110001919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810110001919A), Jan 10, 1981: Raven RX6, Peoria, AZ, Substantial damage. Landed in strong wind, drift towards power line. Tried go-around. Passenger vented balloon. Struck wires, jumped.

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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