# Accident 19781015032089A: Balwks FIREFLY6B, Albuquerque, NM, October 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1978
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N27015, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27015-1988-07-15) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 137 total, 137 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78DQA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DQA05-201268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781015032089A

## 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 DEN78DQA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DQA05-201268), Oct 15, 1978: Firefly 6B (N27015), Albuquerque, NM, 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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