# Incident 19820131001559I: Balwks FIREFLY6B, Ft Collins, CO, January 31, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1982, 10:15 local time
- Place: Ft Collins, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5853° N, 105.0844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Collins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5853&lon=-105.0844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2051F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2051F-2011-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 6B (registry code 1050103, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-6b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY6B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 212 total, 210 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820131001559I

## Narrative

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

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

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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