# Accident 19850716071312A: Balwks FIREFLY6B, Battlecreek, MI, July 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1985, 19:50 local time
- Place: Battlecreek, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3212° N, 85.1797° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Battle Creek, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3212&lon=-85.1797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1533S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1533S-1989-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 6B (registry code 1050103, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-6b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY6B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 402 total, 402 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA291) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850716071312A

## Narrative

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

ASCENDED UNTIL BASKET OF DESCENDING BALLOON ABOVE THE IFROG,TORE A HOLE IN THE ENVELOPE. 1533S DESCENDED INTO TREE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- IFROG, Camron V77CAMERON: [Accident 19850716071311A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850716071311A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI85LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA291), Jul 16, 1985: Balloon Works Firefly 6B (N1533S), Battle Creek, MI, substantial damage

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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