# Accident 19780330004709A: Balwks FIREFLY824, Fairbanks,Ak, AK, March 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1978
- Place: Fairbanks,Ak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2088F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2088F) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 75 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78DAA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAA11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780330004709A

## Narrative

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

MOUTH OF BALLOON BLOWN SHUT.

## 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 ANC78DAA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAA11), Mar 30, 1978: Balloon WKS FF-8 (N2088F), Fairbanks, AK, 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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