# Accident 19771203042809A: Balwks FIREFLY6, Valley View, IL, December 3, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1977
- Place: Valley View, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Aircraft: N1261F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1261F-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 6 (registry code 1050101, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 56 total, 41 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78DEE17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEE17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771203042809A

## Narrative

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

BALLOON STRUCK TREES,WIRES.SLOW RESPONSE FM COLD PROPANE TANK.

## 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 CHI78DEE17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEE17), Dec 3, 1977: Barnes FFAX6 (N1261F), Valley View, IL, substantial 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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