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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Balwks FIREFLY 7 · Cincinnati, OH · February 27, 1982

Date
February 27, 1982 · 17:20 local
Place
Cincinnati, OH
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1522W
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI82DA076
Reported as
Balwks FIREFLY7
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
160 total154 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

During balloon inflation, wind gust lifted balloon and blew it into a school building and dragged it through trees.

As the FAA filed it

DURING BALLOON INFLATION, WIND GUST LIFTED BALLOON AND BLEW IT INTO A SCHOOL BUILDING AND DRAGGED IT THROUGH TREES.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N1522W · 1

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