# Accident 19880414013149A: Balwks FIREFLY6, Alpharetta, GA, April 14, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1988, 18:30 local time
- Place: Alpharetta, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0709° N, 84.2726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alpharetta, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0709&lon=-84.2726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74070, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74070-2017-06-15) (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 FIREFLY6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 13 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880414013149A

## Narrative

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

BALLOON DRIFTED ON LIFTOFF,HIT LIGHT POLES. BASKET FELL INTO FENCE UPSIDE DOWN. GROSS WEIGHT AND FALSE LIFT FACTORS

## 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 ATL88FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA142), Apr 14, 1988: Balloon Works AX-8B (N74070), Alpharetta, GA, substantial 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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