# Incident 19820502036609I: Balwks FIREFLY7, Randolph, OH, May 2, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1982, 20:25 local time
- Place: Randolph, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0328° N, 81.2484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Randolph, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0328&lon=-81.2484&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4054W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4054W-2013-07-09) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 142 total, 142 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820502036609I

## Narrative

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

WITH BALLOON BECALMED, NIGHT COMING ON, PILOT SELECTED SMALL CLEARING IN WOODS TO LAND. ENVELOPE DAMAGED BY TREES.

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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