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FAA accident report · Balwks FIREFLY 8-24 · Yountville, CA · July 27, 1984

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Date
July 27, 1984 · 13:30 local
Place
Yountville, CA
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N27046
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX84LA425
Reported as
Balwks FIREFLY824
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
133 total6 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days
N27046Registration cancelled Jul 17, 1995 · Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24S/N 804Airframe modelBalloon Works FIREFLY 8-24

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What happened

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Hard landing resulted in injuries to passenger.

As the FAA filed it

HARD LANDING RESULTED IN INJURIES TO PASSENGER.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX84LA425Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportYountville, CAThe initial landing was in an area of limited access and the pilot elected to continue the flight over a tree line to a nearby more suitable field. In order to avoid being carried into a second downwind tree line, the plt descended the Balloon into the field…Jul 27, 1984 · No damage