# Incident 19800816063579I: Balwks FIREFLY6B, Knox, NY, August 16, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1980, 06:40 local time
- Place: Knox, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6712° N, 74.1157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knox, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6712&lon=-74.1157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1528G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1528G-2008-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 6B (registry code 1050103, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-6b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY6B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 304 total, 38 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800816063579I

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNABLE TO CONTROL BALLOON. STRUCK POWERLINE.

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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