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Accident

FAA accident report · Balwks FIREFLY 7 · Shawnee, KS · August 10, 1985

Date
August 10, 1985 · 20:00 local
Place
Shawnee, KS
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N40468
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC85LA185
Reported as
Balwks FIREFLY7
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
534 total0 in this make and model35 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.

Passenger leaned out of basket while making a windy landing. Abrasion to arm and two compressed vertebrae a result.

As the FAA filed it

PASSENGER LEANED OUT OF BASKET WHILE MAKING A WINDY LANDING. ABRASION TO ARM AND TWO COMPRESSED VERTEBRAE A RESULT.

NTSB investigation

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