# Accident 19840407012939A: Balwks FIREFLY7, Moorepark, CA, April 7, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1984, 08:00 local time
- Place: Moorepark, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8609° N, 119.4591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8609&lon=-119.4591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3749W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 225 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840407012939A

## Narrative

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

A GUST OF WIND BLEW BALLOON INTO A POWERLINE ON INITIAL LIFTOFF. SPARKS AND MOLTEN METAL BURNED PASSENGERS.

## 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 LAX84LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA252), Apr 7, 1984: Balloon Works Fire FLY 7 (N3749W), Moorpark, CA, 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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