# Accident 19820228000889A: Balwks FIREFLY7, Napa, CA, February 28, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1982, 08:45 local time
- Place: Napa, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6204° N, 122.6090° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6204&lon=-122.6090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40688, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40688-2014-10-06) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 436 total, 436 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820228000889A

## Narrative

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

UNFORSEEN GUST DRIFTED BALLOON TOWARDS POWERLINE. TRIED TO LAND AND DEFLATE SHORT BUT HIT WIRES. BALLOON BURNED.

## 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 LAX82DA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA089), Feb 28, 1982: Barnes Balloon AX7 (N40688), Napa, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N40688 (1)

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

- [Incident 19810427039369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810427039369I), Apr 27, 1981: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N40688), Napa, CA, Minor damage. Balloon struck roof during landing.

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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