# Accident 19860706044529A: Balwks FIREFLY7, Pandora, OH, July 6, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1986, 08:00 local time
- Place: Pandora, OH
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9394° N, 83.9601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9394&lon=-83.9601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4065K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4065K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 (registry code 1050100, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY7
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 335 total, 335 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860706044529A

## Narrative

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

MADE HARD LANDING IN A CLOVER FIELD AND BOUNCED. PASSENGER INJURED.GROUND CREW REPORTED FIELD NOT GOOD FOR LANDING.

## 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 ATL86LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA200), Jul 6, 1986: Balloon Works FF-7 (N4065K), Pandora, OH, no 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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