# Incident 19820626037449I: Balwks FIREFLY7, Hinckley, IL, June 26, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1982, 20:28 local time
- Place: Hinckley, IL
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7714° N, 88.6404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hinckley, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7714&lon=-88.6404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40503, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40503-2012-11-19) (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: 64 total, 64 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820626037449I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A POWERLINE ON APPROACH TO AN OPEN FIELD.MINOR DAMAGE TO POWERLINE.

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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