# NTSB MIA76DKG56: Raven RX-6, N8692L, Albany, GA, April 18, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1976
- Place: Albany, GA · ALBANY, GA
- Location: 31.5785° N, 84.1557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5785&lon=-84.1557&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153269
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DKG56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKG56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1050  76/4/18    ALBANY,GA           RAVEN RX-6          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 101
        TIME - 1855                    N8692L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBANY,GA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-FELL FM LN DURG MOORING OPNS.
        REMARKS- PAX IN GONDOLA MADE SUCCESSFUL LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8692L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8692L-2018-03-16), registration cancelled 2018-03-16, S/N RX6-157, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN RX-6
- 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: No 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 19760418010739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760418010739A), Apr 18, 1976: Raven RX6, Albany, GA. Pax in gondola made successful ldg. Pilot-fell fm ln durg mooring opns.

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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