# Accident 19870703034229A: Balwks FIREFLY8B, Greenville, SC, July 3, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1987, 08:00 local time
- Place: Greenville, SC
- Airport: Donaldson Center
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8369° N, 82.3630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8369&lon=-82.3630&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7420U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7420U-2018-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B (registry code 1050110, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY8B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 457 total, 7 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870703034229A

## Narrative

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

A PASSENGER WAS INJURED WHEN THE BALLON HIT A WIRE AND LANDED HARD. THE WINDS WERE ABOVE THE BALLOONS LAUNCH LIMIT.

## 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 ATL87LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA200), Jul 3, 1987: Balloon Works Firefly 8B (N7420U), Greenville, SC, minor 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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