# Accident 19760717020159A: Balwks FIREFLY6B, Liberty, MO, July 17, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1976
- Place: Liberty, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Location: 39.2413° N, 94.4194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Liberty, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2413&lon=-94.4194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2047F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2047F-2009-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 6B (registry code 1050103, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-6b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY6B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17 total, 17 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76FCG86](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCG86) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760717020159A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT LIGHT BURNER VALVE PACKING GLAND NUT NOT SAFTIED.PRES PROPANE SPRAYED OUT,CAUGHT FIRE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC76FCG86](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCG86), Jul 17, 1976: Barnes AX6 (N2047F), Liberty, MO, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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