# Accident 19800621025429A: Balwks FIREFLY6B, Naturita, CO, June 21, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1980, 20:30 local time
- Place: Naturita, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2183° N, 108.5664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Naturita, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2183&lon=-108.5664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2044F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2044F-1992-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 6B (registry code 1050103, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-6b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY6B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 178 total, 79 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80DTE56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTE56) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800621025429A

## Narrative

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

BURNER FLAMED-OUT TRYING TO AVOID POWER LINES. IMPACT SEVERED CABLES. DROPPED BASKET TO GROUND. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

## 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 DEN80DTE56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTE56), Jun 21, 1980: Barnes AX-6B (N2044F), Naturita, CO, 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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