# Incident 19791027056959I: Balwks FIREFLY7, South Lebanon, OH, October 27, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: South Lebanon, OH
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3633° N, 84.2201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Lebanon, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3633&lon=-84.2201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4049S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4049S-1994-06-16) (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: 85 total, 74 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791027056959I

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING IN BALLOON. WIND 10 OR 12 KNOTS.

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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