- Date
- October 25, 1980
- Place
- Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5710URaven RX-7
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801025058249A
- Case key
- 127863
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3102 80/10/25 LAS VEGAS,NV RAVEN RX-7 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 136 TIME - 1030 N5710U PX- 0 1 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 74 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORTH LAS VEGAS,NV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- STRUCK PWR LN DRG EXHIBITION FLT.1 PROPANE BOTTLE RUPTURED.OCCUPANTS RCVD 2ND & 3RD DEG BURNS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5710U
- Reported as
- Raven RX-7
- Category
- Balloon
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
N5710URegistration cancelled Apr 23, 2013 · Raven Industries RALLY RX7Airframe modelRaven Industries RALLY RX7Engine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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