# Accident 19870404008409A: Balwks FIREFLY6, Kansas City, MO, April 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1987, 18:03 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8694° N, 94.5896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8694&lon=-94.5896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3695B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3695B-2015-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 6 (registry code 1050101, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 62 total, 62 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87FA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870404008409A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION LINES DURING A FORCED LANDING. PROPANE GAS BURNER FLAMED OUT. POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 MKC87FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87FA067), Apr 5, 1987: Balloon Works Firefly 6 (N3695B), Kansas City, MO, substantial 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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