# Accident 19780904026049A: Balwks FIREFLY7, Northville,Mi, MI, September 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1978
- Place: Northville,Mi, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.4362° N, 83.4877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Northville, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4362&lon=-83.4877&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2027F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2027F-2014-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 (registry code 1050100, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10 total, 10 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78DEC53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEC53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780904026049A

## Narrative

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

FIRE CAUSED BY SPARKING ELECTRICAL WIRES.

## 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 CHI78DEC53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEC53), Sep 4, 1978: Balloon WKS 7 (N2027F), Northville, MI, 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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