19850407051619A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Balwks FIREFLY 7-B · Orlando, FL · April 7, 1985

Date
April 7, 1985 · 08:05 local
Place
Orlando, FL
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N36938
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA85FA143
Reported as
Balwks FIREFLY7B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
160 total15 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Jolt on landing tilted gondola. Popping and hissing noise heard. Fireball and explosion from failed fuel fitting.

As the FAA filed it

JOLT ON LANDING TILTED GONDOLA. POPPING AND HISSING NOISE HEARD. FIREBALL AND EXPLOSION FROM FAILED FUEL FITTING.

NTSB investigation

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