- Date
- April 7, 1986, 07:26 local (15:26 UTC)
- Place
- Beaverton, OR
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N27980Raven RX-7
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 40312
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with object
Object - utility poleFactor
Clearance - misjudgedCause
Analysis
The pilot misjudged obstacle clearance during his descent for landing. The balloon's envelope was then impaled on a light pole. Flt time was not reported by the plt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N27980
- Reported as
- Raven RX-7
- Category
- Balloon
- Serial number
- RX7-431
- Engine
- unknown UNK, unknown
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Oregon Balloon Adventures
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Portland, OR
- Destination
- Beaverton, OR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 46 °F