NTSB investigations: Raven Industries RX6

15 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Raven Industries RX6. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19752026
NTSB investigations: Raven Industries RX6 per year, 1975–2026: 15 cases
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7480502'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB LAX88LA276Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRaven RX-6 · Sun City, CAThe pilot & pax departed on a local area balloon flt. After 30 minutes the pilot began a descent to an open feild north of some power lines. During the descent the balloon began to drift to the right and the pilot realized that his ground crew did not have…Jul 31, 1988 · N1183R · Substantial damageNTSB NYC84FNC05Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportRaven RX 6 · North Lebannon, MEStudent balloon pilot was on third supervised solo flt with his flt instructor acting as member of the chase crew. Plt was controlling descent with short bursts of propane burner. Ground contact was hard enough to cause the balloon skirt to continue downward…Jul 3, 1984 · N5568A · DestroyedNTSB FTW82DQA23Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportRaven RX-6 · Albuquerque, NMThe pilot reported that the balloon was inflated and launched at about 0700 MDT. Later, the wind velocity increased and a final landing was made at about 0930 MDT. During the landing, a ground crewmember's leg was broken when it was hit by the gondola.Jul 25, 1982 · N1884R · No damageNTSB FTW82FQA04Accident · Serious injuriesClosedRaven RX-6 · Albuquerque, NMOct 11, 1981 · N8663L · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81DTE65Accident · Serious injuriesClosedRaven RX-6 · Golden, COAug 5, 1981 · N5557B · No damageNTSB LAX81DUJ28Accident · No injuriesClosedRaven RX-6 · Peoria, AZJan 10, 1981 · N8702L · Substantial damageNTSB DEN80FQA23Accident · No injuriesClosedRaven RX-6 · Albuquerque, NMMar 29, 1980 · N6396L · Substantial damageNTSB CHI79DEX37Accident · No injuriesClosedRaven RX-7 · Shelbyville, INAug 15, 1979 · N5554S · DestroyedNTSB MKC79DTK18Accident · Serious injuriesClosedRaven RX-6 · Sioux Falls, SDJul 10, 1979 · N1882R · No damageNTSB MIA78DLD53Accident · No injuriesClosedRaven RX-6 · Tampa, FLJun 11, 1978 · N7271L · DestroyedNTSB IAD77DLT03Accident · No injuriesClosedRaven RX6 · Huntingdon, TNApr 10, 1977 · N1035R · Substantial damageNTSB MKC76FCD41Accident · Minor injuriesClosedRaven RX-6 · Carlisle, IAApr 29, 1976 · N8671L · DestroyedNTSB MIA76DKG56Accident · Serious injuriesClosedRaven RX-6 · Albany, GAApr 18, 1976 · N8692L · No damageNTSB CHI76AC018Accident · Serious injuriesClosedRaven RX-6 · Island Lake, ILAug 26, 1975 · N7282L · Substantial damageNTSB DEN75AD064Accident · Serious injuriesClosedRaven RX-6 · Albuquerque, NMJun 28, 1975 · N1015R · No damage