# Accident 19801008056939A: Balwks FIREFLY7, Albuquerque, NM, October 8, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1980, 08:30 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N115JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N115JB-2012-06-07) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 623 total, 323 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FQA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801008056939A

## Narrative

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

DROPPED BALLOON DOWN BELOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO CHECK DRIFT. FAILED TO TIMELY HEAT BALLOON TO MISS POWER LINE.

## 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 FTW81FQA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQA03), Oct 8, 1980: Barnes AX7 (N115JB), Albuquerque, NM, 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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