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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Balwks FIREFLY 6B · Butler, PA · February 10, 1984

Date
February 10, 1984 · 12:02 local
Place
Butler, PA
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3738H
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC84LA139
Reported as
Balwks FIREFLY6B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
53 total23 in this make and model0 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.

Added heat to slow descent. Added heat caused balloon to rise after touchdown and drift into trees.

As the FAA filed it

ADDED HEAT TO SLOW DESCENT. ADDED HEAT CAUSED BALLOON TO RISE AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND DRIFT INTO TREES.

NTSB investigation

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