# Accident 19811017068099A: Balwks FIREFLY7, Delaware, OH, October 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1981, 09:40 local time
- Place: Delaware, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2865° N, 83.0749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delaware, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2865&lon=-83.0749&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1247F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1247F-2013-01-30) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 286 total, 279 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811017068099A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED BALLOON TO DESCEND LOW OVER WOODED AREA. POSSIBLE DOWNDRAFT. BURNED TOO LATE. HIT TREES AND 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 CHI82FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA005), Oct 17, 1981: BLN Works FF-7 (N1247F), Delaware, OH, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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