# Accident 19800316006149A: Balwks FIREFLY7, East Bend, NC, March 16, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1980, 15:05 local time
- Place: East Bend, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2175° N, 80.5089° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Bend, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2175&lon=-80.5089&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4051Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4051Y-2021-07-02) (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: 19 total, 18 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80DKM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80DKM11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800316006149A

## Narrative

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

WAITED TOO LONG ON BALLOON CROSSCOUNTRY. LOW ON FUEL AND LANDING AREA OPTIONS. HIT TREE ON LANDING.

## 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 IAD80DKM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80DKM11), Mar 16, 1980: Balloon WKS AX-7 (N4051Y), East Bend, NC, substantial 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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