# Accident 19790818025569A: Balwks FIREFLY7, Eagles Nest, WV, August 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1979, 10:15 local time
- Place: Eagles Nest, WV
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N40452, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40452-2012-11-15) (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: 1,200 total, 7 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79DIJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DIJ12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790818025569A

## Narrative

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

PULLED RIP PANEL NEAR GROUND,LANDING IN HIGH WIND. HIT HARD. BASKET FLIPPED OVER. PILOT RECEIVED BROKEN LEG.

## 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 IAD79DIJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DIJ12), Aug 18, 1979: Barnes FF-7 (N40452), Eagle'S Nest, VA, no damage

## Other reports on N40452 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800420010779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800420010779A), Apr 20, 1980: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N40452), Hurricane, WV, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Flew balloon with known fabric damage & faulty repairs into mountain terrain with gusty wind. Fabric failed.

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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