# Incident 19870420029859I: Balwks FIREFLY824, Phoenix, AZ, April 20, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1987, 07:20 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74169, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74169-2013-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24 (registry code 1050107, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY824
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 129 total, 10 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870420029859I

## Narrative

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

WINDS INCREASED CAUSING BALLOON TO MAKE HIGH WIND LANDING.  MINOR DAMAGE AND INJURIES.

## Other reports on N74169 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880101001249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880101001249A), Jan 1, 1988: Balwks FIREFLY824 (N74169), Peoria, AZ, Substantial damage. Made a hard high wind landing. Pilot was thrown out of basket after assisting a passenger that lost her grip.

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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