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Accident

FAA accident report · Balwks FIREFLY 7 · Del Norte, CO · May 30, 1983

Date
May 30, 1983 · 11:20 local
Place
Del Norte, CO
Airport
Balloon Ranch
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N1516S
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN83FTE03
Reported as
Balwks FIREFLY7
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
75 total53 in this make and model0 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.

Encountered rough air. Made a hard landing on a dirt road. A passenger received a broken ankle on ground impact.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED ROUGH AIR. MADE A HARD LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD. A PASSENGER RECEIVED A BROKEN ANKLE ON GROUND IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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