# Incident 19801013073869I: Balwks FIREFLY7, Loveland, OH, October 13, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1980, 18:30 local time
- Place: Loveland, OH
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2677° N, 84.2686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Loveland, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2677&lon=-84.2686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4068R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4068R-2014-10-06) (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
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 250 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/19801013073869I

## Narrative

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

BALLOON INADVERTENTLY ASCENDED AFTER LANDING, SPECTATOR GRABBED MOORING LINE AND HELD ON TO 30 FEET, THEN FELL OFF.

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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