# Accident 19790812024349A: Balwks FIREFLY7, Clinton, MO, August 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1979, 17:30 local time
- Place: Clinton, MO
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3712° N, 93.7681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clinton, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3712&lon=-93.7681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2076F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2076F-2024-06-08) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 90 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790812024349A

## Narrative

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

PILOT OF BALLOON ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT DURING LANDING. HARD LANDING RESULTED IN PASSENGER INJURY.

## 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 MKC79FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA049), Aug 12, 1979: Balloon WKS F'FLY7 (N2076F), Clinton, 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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