- Date
- November 14, 1981
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5730MRaven AX-7
- Status
- Completed · report January 13, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811114073999A
- Case key
- 123512
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2998 81/11/14 PHOENIX,AZ RAVEN AX-7 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 1860 TIME - 0800 N5730M PX- 0 0 2 AIR SHOW/RACING TOTAL HOURS, 606 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHOENIX,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE FLIGHT TRAINING-PROCEDURES REMARKS- HARE & HOUND COMPETITION EVENT.LNDG ZONE X PLACED NEAR PWR LINES,CHASE TRUCK PKD UNDER PWR LINES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5730M
- Reported as
- Raven AX-7
- Category
- Balloon
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.