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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Balwks FIREFLY 6B · Ft Collins, CO · January 31, 1982

Date: January 31, 1982 · 10:15 local
Place: Ft Collins, CO
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2051F
Reported as: Balwks FIREFLY6B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 212 total210 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N2051FRegistration cancelled Jun 14, 2011 · Balloon Works FIREFLY 6BS/N 6611 · Built 1975 Airframe modelBalloon Works FIREFLY 6B Engine modelNONENone

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.

Wind gust caused balloon to hit parked vehicle landing in parking lot. Unable to heat fast enough for go-around.

As the FAA filed it

WIND GUST CAUSED BALLOON TO HIT PARKED VEHICLE LANDING IN PARKING LOT. UNABLE TO HEAT FAST ENOUGH FOR GO-AROUND.