19830102000399A

Accident

FAA accident report · Balwks FIREFLY 7-B · Indianola, IA · January 2, 1983

Date
January 2, 1983 · 09:30 local
Place
Indianola, IA
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N1511Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC83LA051
Reported as
Balwks FIREFLY7B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
18 total18 in this make and model5 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.

Basket tilted on rough landing due to surface wind. Passenger fell out and broke his ankle. Failed to hold on.

As the FAA filed it

BASKET TILTED ON ROUGH LANDING DUE TO SURFACE WIND. PASSENGER FELL OUT AND BROKE HIS ANKLE. FAILED TO HOLD ON.

NTSB investigation

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