# Accident 19781101039129A: Balwks FIREFLY5, Overland Park, KS, November 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1978
- Place: Overland Park, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Location: 38.9822° N, 94.6708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Overland Park, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9822&lon=-94.6708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2482H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2482H-2012-10-18) (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 FIREFLY5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 128 total, 122 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781101039129A

## Narrative

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

WIND CALM AT ALTITUDE.DURING LDG ENCOUNTERED SUDDEN GUSTS CAUSINGLOON TO CONTACT TREE.

## 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 MKC79DA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DA005), Nov 1, 1978: Barnes AX-7 (N2482H), Overland Park, KS, 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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