# Incident 19840520032259I: Balwks FIREFLY7B, Bonner Springs, KS, May 20, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1984, 20:30 local time
- Place: Bonner Springs, KS
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0754° N, 94.8717° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bonner Springs, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0754&lon=-94.8717&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1544N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1544N-2001-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-B (registry code 10501A9, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY7B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 19 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840520032259I

## Narrative

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

LANDED BASKET IN POWERLINES BY VENTING ENVELOPE TOO SOON ON APPROACH. WIRES BROKE AND ALLOWED A SAFE LANDING.

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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