# Accident 19790531009469A: Balwks FIREFLY7, Norman, OK, May 31, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Norman, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2226° N, 97.4395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norman, OK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2226&lon=-97.4395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2451H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2451H-1994-05-17) (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: 19 total, 19 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FPJ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPJ23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790531009469A

## Narrative

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

BALLOON WAS INFLATED BUT HAD NOT REACHED EQUILIBRIUM. A GUST OF WIND BLEW ACFT INTO TREES.

## 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 FTW79FPJ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPJ23), May 31, 1979: Balloon WKS FRFLY7 (N2451H), Norman, OK, 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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