# Accident 19790526017019A: Balwks FIREFLY7, Grain Valley, MO, May 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1979, 07:00 local time
- Place: Grain Valley, MO
- Airport: East Kansas City
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0146° N, 94.2149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EAST KANSAS CITY (3GV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0146&lon=-94.2149&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2293H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2293H-2011-05-23) (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: 215 total, 15 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCG64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCG64) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790526017019A

## Narrative

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

BALLOON MADE HARD LANDING WHEN WIND SPEED INCREASED.

## 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 MKC79DCG64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCG64), May 26, 1979: Balloon WKS Firefy (N2293H), Grain Valley, MO, no 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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