# Accident 19800418009089A: Balwks FIREFLY7, Towanda, KS, April 18, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1980, 18:50 local time
- Place: Towanda, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7925° N, 96.9931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Towanda, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7925&lon=-96.9931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2033F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2033F-2012-10-16) (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: 12 total, 12 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FCQ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCQ12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800418009089A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MKC80FCQ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCQ12), Apr 18, 1980: Balloon WKS FF7 (N2033F), Towanda, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2033F (1)

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

- [Accident 19781203042479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781203042479A), Dec 3, 1978: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N2033F), Hutchinson,Ks, KS, Substantial damage. Basket tied to tractor,webbing broke releasing balloon. Gas leaking fom valve froze plt's fingers.

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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