# Accident 19800419014049A: Balwks FIREFLY7, Orchard Lake, MI, April 19, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1980, 08:30 local time
- Place: Orchard Lake, MI
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5831° N, 83.3594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orchard Lake, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5831&lon=-83.3594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4067L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4067L-2018-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 6 (registry code 1050101, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-6) (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: 44 total, 1 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80DEC18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEC18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800419014049A

## Narrative

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

BALLOON STRUCK POWER LINES DURING APPROACH TO LANDING AREA.

## 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 CHI80DEC18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEC18), Apr 19, 1980: BLN Works FRFY6B (N4067L), Orchard Lake, MI, no 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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