# Incident 19880629040909I: Balwks FIREFLY8B, Franklin, TN, June 29, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1988, 19:40 local time
- Place: Franklin, TN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9251° N, 86.8689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9251&lon=-86.8689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7108K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7108K) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 60 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880629040909I

## Narrative

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

CHOSE A SMALLER THAN NORMAL LANDING AREA DUE TO FUEL,WIND AND WEATHER. ENVELOPE CAUGHT ON TREES AND DAMAGED.

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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