# Accident 19800918041839A: Balwks FIREFLY7, Rio Rancho, NM, September 18, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1980, 05:12 local time
- Place: Rio Rancho, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2334° N, 106.6645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rio Rancho, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2334&lon=-106.6645&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55536 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY7
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 398 total, 395 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FQA44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FQA44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800918041839A

## Narrative

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

NIGHT LANDING SAW POWER LINES START DEFLATE, STUDENT JUMPED OUT, BALLOON ROSE, DRIFTED INTO WIRES. NOT SECURED, BRN

## 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 FTW80FQA44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FQA44), Sep 18, 1980: Raven RX-7 (N55536), Albuquerque, NM, destroyed

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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