# Accident 19770622017199A: Balwks FIREFLY7, Monte Vista, CO, June 22, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1977
- Place: Monte Vista, CO
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 37.5785° N, 106.1502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monte Vista, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5785&lon=-106.1502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2094F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2094F-2011-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 (registry code 1050100, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY7
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 620 total, 403 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77FTE61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE61) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770622017199A

## Narrative

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

WINDS SHIFTED AND INCREASED IN VELOCITY--20 KNOTS. PAX HURT DURING LANDING. HELMET CAME OFF.

## 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 DEN77FTE61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE61), Jun 22, 1977: Barnes AX7 (N2094F), Monte Vista, CO, no damage

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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