# Incident 19850603036489I: Balwks FIREFLY5, Charlotte, NC, June 3, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1985, 06:50 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3703L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3703L-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 5 (registry code 1050104, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850603036489I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT ENDED WITH HIGH WIND LANDING PRECEDING THUNDERSTORM LINE. STRUCK STORAGE BUILDING, INJURY TO PASSENGERS.

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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