# Accident 19780627016329A: Balwks FIREFLY7, Catlett, VA, June 27, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1978
- Place: Catlett, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 38.6564° N, 77.6289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Catlett, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6564&lon=-77.6289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2348H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2348H-2012-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 (registry code 1050100, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 253 total, 15 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FIA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FIA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780627016329A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING TO 45 KNOTS.

## 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 IAD78FIA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FIA13), Jun 27, 1978: Balloon WKS Frfy 7 (N2348H), Catlett, VA, 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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