# Accident 19830618025649A: Balwks FIREFLY7, Flint, MI, June 18, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1983, 20:15 local time
- Place: Flint, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0103° N, 83.6895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0103&lon=-83.6895&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: 350 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830618025649A

## Narrative

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

PILOT COLLAPSED AND DIED FROM A HEART SEIZURE. THE BALLOON DESCENDED AND STRUCK A HOUSE. BASKET LODGED ON A PORCH.

## 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 CHI83LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA265), Jun 19, 1983: Balloon Works Firefly 7 (N27114), Flint, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N27114 (1)

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

- [Incident 19821017063929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821017063929I), Oct 17, 1982: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N27114), Sand Lake, MI, Minor damage. Balloon hit powerlines during approach to landing.

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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