# Accident 19860914074039A: Balwks FIREFLY7, Roanoke, VA, September 14, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1986, 18:50 local time
- Place: Roanoke, VA
- Airport: Roanoke Municipal Woodrum
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Holding IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3106° N, 79.8993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3106&lon=-79.8993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7423H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7423H-1996-12-13) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 760 total, 94 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO86LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860914074039A

## Narrative

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

THE HOT AIR BALLOON HIT WIRES DURING LANDING. THE PILOT WAS DISTRACTED BY SPECTATORS IN THE SELECTED LANDING AREA.

## 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 BFO86LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86LA046), Sep 14, 1986: Balloon Works FF-7 (N7423H), Roanoke, VA, minor 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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