# Accident 19860928072199A: Balwks FIREFLY7, Durango, CO, September 28, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1986, 09:00 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2702° N, 107.8806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2702&lon=-107.8806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2346H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2346H-2011-07-18) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 530 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860928072199A

## Narrative

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

BALLOON STRUCK POWERLINES WHILE OPERATING AT LOW LEVEL ALONG A RIVER.

## 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 DEN86LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA263), Sep 28, 1986: Barnes AX-7 (N2346H), Durango, CO, destroyed

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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