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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Balwks FIREFLY 7 · Ft Worth, TX · August 6, 1983

Date
August 6, 1983 · 07:45 local
Place
Ft Worth, TX
Airport
Meacham
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3609C
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW83FA364
Reported as
Balwks FIREFLY7
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
74 total25 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Low on fuel, elected to land in a residential parking lot. Balloon contacted wires on landing. High voltage damage.

As the FAA filed it

LOW ON FUEL, ELECTED TO LAND IN A RESIDENTIAL PARKING LOT. BALLOON CONTACTED WIRES ON LANDING.HIGH VOLTAGE DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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