# Accident 19791117034479A: Balwks FIREFLY7, Plant City, FL, November 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1979, 08:15 local time
- Place: Plant City, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0157° N, 82.1168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plant City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0157&lon=-82.1168&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41JB-2012-11-19) (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: 1,770 total, 150 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80DLD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791117034479A

## Narrative

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

BALLOON DRIFTED INTO WIRES ON TAKEOFF. WIRES SEVERED THE SUSPENSION CABLES TO THE BASKET.

## 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 MIA80DLD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD13), Nov 17, 1979: Balloon WKS KS-7 (N41JB), Plant City, FL, minor 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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