# Accident 19820705028369A: Balwks FIREFLY7, Greenville, SC, July 5, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1982, 08:15 local time
- Place: Greenville, SC
- Airport: Donaldson Center
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7697° N, 82.3808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7697&lon=-82.3808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2236H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2236H-2015-04-24) (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: 300 total, 250 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820705028369A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED FOR TARGET AREA IN BALLOON CONTEST. DRIFTED INTO POWERLINE. DEFLATED MOMENTS BEFORE CONTACT.

## 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 ATL82DA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA189), Jul 5, 1982: Balloon Works Firefly 7 (N2236H), Greenville, SC, substantial damage

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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