# Accident 19780627017149A: 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: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- 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: N27138, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27138-2014-09-25) (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: 313 total, 313 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FIA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FIA10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780627017149A

## Narrative

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

LAUNCHED INTO FORECAST HIGH WINDS.

## 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 IAD78FIA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FIA10), Jun 27, 1978: Balloon WKS Fire 7 (N27138), Catlett, VA, minor 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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