# Accident 19830528021309A: Balwks FIREFLY6B, Decatur, AL, May 28, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1983, 07:30 local time
- Place: Decatur, AL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5695° N, 86.9803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5695&lon=-86.9803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2023H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2023H-1991-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 6 (registry code 1050101, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY6B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830528021309A

## Narrative

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

BALLOON DRIFTED INTO WIRES ON TAKEOFF.  PILOT INCAPACITATED BY PROPANE BURNS.  PASSENGER LANDED THE BALLOON.

## 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 ATL83LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA209), May 28, 1983: Barnes AX-6B (N2023H), Decatur, AL, destroyed

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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