# Accident 19831009055239A: Balwks FIREFLY7, Dorr, MI, October 9, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1983, 16:45 local time
- Place: Dorr, MI
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7207° N, 85.7210° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7207&lon=-85.7210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1533N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1533N-2012-08-07) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 383 total, 383 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831009055239A

## Narrative

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

GONDOLA STRUCK A HILL ON LANDING DUMPED OCCUPANTS. PILOT HELD ON TO VALVE LINE. BALLOON ROSE. PILOT FELL INTO TREES

## 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 CHI84LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA018), Oct 9, 1983: Balloon Works Firefly 7 (N1533N), Dorr, MI, no damage

## Other reports on N1533N (1)

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

- [Accident 19820520018039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820520018039A), May 20, 1982: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N1533N), Wyoming, MI, Substantial damage. During takeoff from parking lot, a gust of wind pushed balloon into collision with a house.

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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