# Accident 19870405008419A: Balwks FIREFLY824, Phoenix, AZ, April 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1987, 07:40 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4296° N, 113.0500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4296&lon=-113.0500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3750D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3750D-1991-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24 (registry code 1050107, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY824
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 940 total, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870405008419A

## Narrative

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

THE BALLOON FAILED TO CLIMB PROPERLY. THE PILOT PULLED OUT THE TOP TO AVOID POWERLINES. THREE PASSENGERS INJURED.

## 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 LAX87LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA168), Apr 5, 1987: Balloon Works Firefly 8-24 (N3750D), Phoenix, AZ, no damage

## Other reports on N3750D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19870319052179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870319052179A), Mar 19, 1987: Balwks FIREFLY824 (N3750D), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Collided with a mobile home during a high wind landing. Landed two miles from initial collision with the residence.

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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