NTSB investigations: Raven Industries RALLY RX7, NM

9 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Raven Industries RALLY RX7. 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.

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Cases per year

19802026

NTSB investigations: Raven Industries RALLY RX7, NM per year, 1980–2026: 9 cases
1980	1
1981	1
1984	1
1987	2
1988	2
1989	1
1993	1

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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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'NM' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7480503')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'NM' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7480503'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'NM' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7480503'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.

NTSB FTW94LA004Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRaven Rally RX7 · Albuquerque, NMPilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. A factor was the gusty winds.Oct 4, 1993 · N27953 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN89LA161Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRaven RX-7 · Albuquerque, NMInadequate visual lookout by the pilot. Contributing to the accident were the power lines.Jul 8, 1989 · N4069H · Substantial damage NTSB DEN89LA004Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRaven Rally II · Rio Rancho, NMThe commercial balloon plt and one pax were participating in a balloon fiesta. The acft took off from albuquerque, on a local flight in calm winds. At altitude, the balloon encountered south winds that carried the balloon to Rio Rancho, where a landing was…Oct 4, 1988 · N4098G · Substantial damage NTSB DEN88LA051Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRaven RX-7 · Rio Rancho, NMDuring the landing the plt reported a wind shift which drifted the balloon into pwr lines before the landing could be accomplished. The plt reported she could not see the pwr lines due to the balloon restricting visibility and the pax pointed the lines out to…Jan 9, 1988 · N2797L · Substantial damage NTSB DEN88LA045Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRaven Rally RX7 · Dona Ana, NMThe commerical plt was conducting a sightseeing flight in his balloon. After a one and one half hour flight, he landed beside a paved road. The envelope collapsed over a power line. The ground crewman somehow contacted the balloon and was electrically…Dec 30, 1987 · N40364 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN88LA010Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBalloon Works Firefly 7 · Albuquerque, NMTwo balloons, a rally and a firefly, collided in flight during the Albuquerque international Balloon fiesta. The pilot of the firely was climbing at approximately 300 feet per minute when his envelope contacted the basket of the rally. The pilot of the rally…Oct 5, 1987 · N36988 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage NTSB DEN84LA096Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRaven Rally RX7 · Albuquerque, NMThe student plt aboard the balloon suffered a broken leg during a landing. She had been briefed on the proper stance forlanding and the instructor thought she was in the proper position but later found out that the students left leg was broken above the…Feb 12, 1984 · N40995 · No damage NTSB FTW82DQA11Accident · Minor injuriesClosedRaven RX-7 · Gallup, NMDec 13, 1981 · N5566M · Substantial damage NTSB FTW80FQA44Accident · Minor injuriesClosedRaven RX-7 · Albuquerque, NMSep 18, 1980 · N55536 · Destroyed