# Accident 19880101001249A: Balwks FIREFLY824, Peoria, AZ, January 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1988, 09:30 local time
- Place: Peoria, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5806° N, 112.2374° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peoria, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5806&lon=-112.2374&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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 381 total, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880101001249A

## Narrative

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

MADE A HARD HIGH WIND LANDING. PILOT WAS THROWN OUT OF BASKET AFTER ASSISTING A PASSENGER THAT LOST HER GRIP.

## 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 LAX88LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA079), Jan 1, 1988: Balloon Works Firefly 8-24 (N74169), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N74169 (1)

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

- [Incident 19870420029859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870420029859I), Apr 20, 1987: Balwks FIREFLY824 (N74169), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Winds increased causing balloon to make high wind landing. Minor damage and injuries.

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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