# Accident 19770629018459A: Balwks FIREFLY824, Liberty, MO, June 29, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1977
- Place: Liberty, MO
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- 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: N2069F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2069F-2012-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24 (registry code 1050107, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY824
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total, 13 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77DCG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCG32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770629018459A

## Narrative

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

ONE PAX FELL ON ANOTHER BREAKING LATTERS LEG. PAX WERE BRIEFED BEFORE LANDING.

## 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 MKC77DCG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCG32), Jun 29, 1977: Barnes AX-8 (N2069F), Liberty, MO, 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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