# Incident 19851013064769I: Balwks FIREFLY7, Assyria, MI, October 13, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1985, 18:25 local time
- Place: Assyria, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4645° N, 85.1314° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Assyria, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4645&lon=-85.1314&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1516Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1516Y-1992-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 (registry code 1050100, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY7
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 47 total, 47 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851013064769I

## Narrative

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

CONTACTED POWERLINES AFTER LANDING. ENVELOPE DRAPED OVER WIRES AND RESULTED IN SCORCHED SKIRT AND CABLES.

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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