# Accident 19790710018579A: Balwks FIREFLY824, Center, CO, July 10, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1979, 07:35 local time
- Place: Center, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7523° N, 106.1104° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Center, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7523&lon=-106.1104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40434, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40434-2012-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24 (registry code 1050107, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY824
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 243 total, 24 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790710018579A

## Narrative

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

DURING BALLOON LANDING,WIND SWITCHED DIRECTION AND INCREASED VELOCITY,DRAGGED BALLOON ON GROUND.INJURED 2 PASS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N40434 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790607015149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790607015149I), Jun 7, 1979: Balwks FIREFLY824 (N40434), Delnorte, CO. Balloon pilot-in-training fell while landing

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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