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Accident

FAA accident report · Balwks FIREFLY 7 · Aurora, CO · September 4, 1982

Date
September 4, 1982 · 08:05 local
Place
Aurora, CO
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N4069Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN82DTE26
Reported as
Balwks FIREFLY7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
148 total148 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Balloon was dragged across ground during landing in high wind. This caused passengers leg to be broken.

As the FAA filed it

BALLOON WAS DRAGGED ACROSS GROUND DURING LANDING IN HIGH WIND. THIS CAUSED PASSENGERS LEG TO BE BROKEN.

NTSB investigation

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