# Accident 19800823038979A: Balwks FIREFLY7, Edgartown, MA, August 23, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1980
- Place: Edgartown, MA
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 41.3899° N, 70.5197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edgartown, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3899&lon=-70.5197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4039Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4039Q) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80DNA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DNA23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800823038979A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 NYC80DNA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DNA23), Aug 23, 1980: BLN Works FF-7 (N4039Q), Edgartown, MA, 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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