19871005061032A

Accident

FAA accident report · Balwks FIREFLY 7 · Albuquerque, NM · October 5, 1987

Date: October 5, 1987 · 08:00 local
Place: Albuquerque, NM
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
Aircraft: N36988
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN88LA010
Reported as: Balwks FIREFLY7
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 50 total50 in this make and model

N36988Registration cancelled Feb 7, 1997 · Balloon Works FIREFLY 7S/N F7199 Airframe modelBalloon Works FIREFLY 7

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Balloon basket was struck from below by the envelope of balloon N6464N that was rising at a faster rate. No damage.

As the FAA filed it

BALLOON BASKET WAS STRUCK FROM BELOW BY THE ENVELOPE OF BALLOON N6464N THAT WAS RISING AT A FASTER RATE. NO DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN88LA010Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlbuquerque, NMTwo balloons, a rally and a firefly, collided in flight during the Albuquerque international Balloon fiesta. The pilot of the firely was climbing at approximately 300 feet per minute when his envelope contacted the basket of the rally. The pilot of the rally…Oct 5, 1987 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N6464NRaven RX7Accident 19871005061031A · Substantial damage