# Accident 19830806039229A: Balwks FIREFLY7, Ft Worth, TX, August 6, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1983, 07:45 local time
- Place: Ft Worth, TX
- Airport: Meacham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7492° N, 97.2701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7492&lon=-97.2701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3609C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3609C-2013-06-07) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 74 total, 25 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83FA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA364) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830806039229A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW83FA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA364), Aug 6, 1983: Balloon Works Firefly AX-7 (N3609C), Fort Worth, TX, 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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