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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Balwks FIREFLY 7 · Firestone, CO · July 29, 1979

Date
July 29, 1979 · 08:00 local
Place
Firestone, CO
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N40458
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN79DTE68
Reported as
Balwks FIREFLY7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
33 total33 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Made hard landing in strong gusty wind. Envelope hit fence.

As the FAA filed it

MADE HARD LANDING IN STRONG GUSTY WIND. ENVELOPE HIT FENCE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N40458 · 1

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