# NTSB MKC80DTK07: Raven RX-7, N2910R, Chancellor, SD, December 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1979
- Place: Chancellor, SD · CHANCELLOR, SD
- Location: 43.3718° N, 96.9873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chancellor, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3718&lon=-96.9873&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132944
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DTK07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DTK07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3049  79/12/22   CHANCELLOR,SD       RAVEN RX-7          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 250
        TIME - 0900                    N2910R              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TEA,SD                      CHANCELLOR,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- DRG LNDG,GONDOLA ROLLED AS WND PULLED BALLOON OVR UNEVEN TRRN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2910R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2910R-2015-05-19), registration cancelled 2015-05-19, S/N RX7-101, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN RX-7
- Registry model: [Raven Industries RALLY RX7](https://openairdocs.org/model/raven-industries-rally-rx7) (registry code 7480503) (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 19791222033669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791222033669A), Dec 22, 1979: Raven RX7, Chancellor, SD. Made normal landing in cut cornfield. Gondola rotated on furrow. Pilot's wrist broken holding rip cord.

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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