# Accident 19790729020279A: Balwks FIREFLY7, Firestone, CO, July 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1979, 08:00 local time
- Place: Firestone, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1547° N, 104.9476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Firestone, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1547&lon=-104.9476&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40458, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40458-2013-04-17) (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: 33 total, 33 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79DTE68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE68) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790729020279A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN79DTE68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE68), Jul 29, 1979: Balloon WKS Fire 7 (N40458), Firestone, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N40458 (1)

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

- [Accident 19870211002589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870211002589A), Feb 11, 1987: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N40458), Colorado Spring, CO. The balloon landed hard, breaking instructors ankle. Balloon became too cool during descent.

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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