19811008090231A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Balwks FIREFLY 7 · Albuquerque, NM · October 8, 1981

Date: October 8, 1981 · 08:20 local
Place: Albuquerque, NM
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N40708
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW82FQA02
Reported as: Balwks FIREFLY7
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 631 total500 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N40708Registration cancelled Jun 17, 1996 · Balloon Works FIREFLY 7S/N 10061 Airframe modelBalloon Works FIREFLY 7

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unaware of other balloon. Top of balloon snagged on others gondola. Broke free. Balloon torn, landed hard.

As the FAA filed it

UNAWARE OF OTHER BALLOON. TOP OF BALLOON SNAGGED ON OTHERS GONDOLA. BROKE FREE. BALLOON TORN, LANDED HARD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW82FQA02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAlbuquerque, NMOct 8, 1981 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N2792RRaven S55AAccident 19811008090232A

Other reports on N40708 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19800330008409ALevel Off Touchdown · Lake Havasu Cit, CASurface wind increased drastically while airborne. Balloon dragged through water and rough ground landing.Mar 30, 1980 · Substantial damage Accident 19800321010059ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Tucson, AZPassenger received eye injury when struck by released tether buckle. He was leaning over side of gondola.Mar 21, 1980