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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Balwks FIREFLY 7 · Towanda, KS · April 18, 1980

Date
April 18, 1980 · 18:50 local
Place
Towanda, KS
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2033F
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC80FCQ12
Reported as
Balwks FIREFLY7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12 total12 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Balloon dragged on landing,tipped over basket. Propane tank caught fire due to valve defect or not secured.

As the FAA filed it

BALLOON DRAGGED ON LANDING,TIPPED OVER BASKET. PROPANE TANK CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO VALVE DEFECT OR NOT SECURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N2033F · 1

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