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Accident

FAA accident report · Balwks FIREFLY 8-24 · Burnsville, MN · May 27, 1984

Date
May 27, 1984 · 18:00 local
Place
Burnsville, MN
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N3679A
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI84LA216
Reported as
Balwks FIREFLY824
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
250 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.

Basket blown over during balloon deflation. 13 year old boy got his leg under basket. Fractured his leg.

As the FAA filed it

BASKET BLOWN OVER DURING BALLOON DEFLATION. 13 YEAR OLD BOY GOT HIS LEG UNDER BASKET. FRACTURED HIS LEG.

NTSB investigation

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