# Accident 19830530021329A: Balwks FIREFLY7, Farmington, NM, May 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1983, 07:15 local time
- Place: Farmington, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7494° N, 108.1793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7494&lon=-108.1793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2375H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY7
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 100 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830530021329A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 FTW83LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA260), May 30, 1983: Balloon Works Firefly 7 (N2375H), Farmington, NM, 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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