# Incident 19870501024649I: Balwks FIREFLY7, Spencerville, OH, May 1, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1987, 20:00 local time
- Place: Spencerville, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7080° N, 84.3532° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spencerville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7080&lon=-84.3532&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7416U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7416U-2013-09-17) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 88 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870501024649I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLEAR POWERLINES AFTER TAKEOFF.  PILOT PULLED TOP TO DEFLATE BALLOON, ENVELOPE DRAPED OVER A ROAD.

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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