# Incident 19871114076429I: Balwks FIREFLY8B, Trenton, NJ, November 14, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1987, 08:20 local time
- Place: Trenton, NJ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2238° N, 74.7636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trenton, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2238&lon=-74.7636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7108Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7108Y-2017-06-23) (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: 59 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871114076429I

## Narrative

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

BALLOON ENVELOPE STRUCK POWERLINES AND MELTED. BASKET LOWERED TO GROUND. PILOT DID NOT SEE WIRES DUE TO SUN IN EYES

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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