# Incident 19780429014619I: Balwks FIREFLY6B, Albuquerque, NM, April 29, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1978, 09:00 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2490H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2490H-1991-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 6B (registry code 1050103, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-6b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY6B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7 total, 7 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780429014619I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT TURNED ON BURNERS FOR DESCENT AND HEARD STRANGE POPPING NOISES. HOLE APPEARED. SAFE LANDING.

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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