# Accident 19830713037029A: Balwks FIREFLY824, Hamel, MN, July 13, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1983, 08:30 local time
- Place: Hamel, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0411° N, 93.5255° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hamel, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0411&lon=-93.5255&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1509W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1509W-2012-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24 (registry code 1050107, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY824
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 184 total, 2 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA310) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830713037029A

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENTLY TURNED OFF PILOT LIGHT WHILE TURNING A VALVE. UNABLE RELIGHT FOR LANDING. BASKET HIT A TRACTOR AND FENCE

## 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 CHI83LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA310), Jul 13, 1983: Balloon Works Firefly 8-24 (N1509W), Hamel, MN, 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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