# Incident 19810503033289I: Balwks FIREFLY824, Walla Walla, WA, May 3, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1981, 08:00 local time
- Place: Walla Walla, WA
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0670° N, 118.3370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walla Walla, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0670&lon=-118.3370&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1524C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1524C-2012-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24 (registry code 1050107, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY824
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,075 total, 50 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810503033289I

## Narrative

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

BASKET STRUCK GROUND FROM 10 FEET AND IT DRAGGED 450 FEET DURING APPROACH IN GUSTY WIND. JOLTING INJURED PASSENGER.

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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