# NTSB LAX82FUJ07: Raven AX-7, N5730M, Phoenix, AZ, November 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1981
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 13, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123512
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FUJ07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUJ07

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5730M-2009-06-11), registration cancelled 2009-06-11, S/N S55A-801, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN AX-7
- Registry model: [Raven S55A](https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-s55a) (registry code 7480402) (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 19811114073999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811114073999A), Nov 14, 1981: Raven S55A, Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Balloon hit wires during landing. This occurred during hare and hound contest.

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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