# Incident 19821017063929I: Balwks FIREFLY7, Sand Lake, MI, October 17, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1982, 18:40 local time
- Place: Sand Lake, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2886° N, 85.5240° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sand Lake, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2886&lon=-85.5240&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27114, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27114-2012-08-23) (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: 87 total, 87 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821017063929I

## Narrative

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

BALLOON HIT POWERLINES DURING APPROACH TO LANDING.

## Other reports on N27114 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830618025649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830618025649A), Jun 18, 1983: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N27114), Flint, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot collapsed and died from a heart seizure. The balloon descended and struck a house. Basket lodged on a porch.

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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