# Accident 19840407013019A: Balwks FIREFLY6B, Prescott Valley, AZ, April 7, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1984, 17:30 local time
- Place: Prescott Valley, AZ
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6100° N, 112.3157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prescott Valley, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6100&lon=-112.3157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2014F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2014F-2012-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 6B (registry code 1050103, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-6b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY6B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 62 total, 62 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840407013019A

## Narrative

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

A PASSENER WAS INJURED WHEN BALLOON MADE A HIGH WIND LANDING AND THE GONDOLA TIPPED OVER.

## 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; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX84LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA246), Apr 8, 1984: Balloon Works Fire FLY 6B (N2014F), Prescott Valley, AZ, no damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; 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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