# Accident 19780829035659A: Balwks FIREFLY5, Fishers,In, IN, August 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1978
- Place: Fishers,In, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 39.9556° N, 86.0139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fishers, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9556&lon=-86.0139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2044H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2044H-2009-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 (registry code 1050100, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 13 total, 13 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEX37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEX37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780829035659A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI78FEX37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEX37), Aug 29, 1978: Balloon WKS FF 7 (N2044H), Fishers, IN, substantial damage, 3 fatal

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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