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Accident

FAA accident report · Balwks FIREFLY 7 · Gorham, ME · May 7, 1984

Date
May 7, 1984 · 13:22 local
Place
Gorham, ME
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N3613D
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC84IA164
Reported as
Balwks FIREFLY7
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
65 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Wind gust during balloon landing caused basket to tip over on ground impact. Passengers arm pinned by basket.

As the FAA filed it

WIND GUST DURING BALLOON LANDING CAUSED BASKET TO TIP OVER ON GROUND IMPACT. PASSENGERS ARM PINNED BY BASKET.

NTSB investigation

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