# Incident 19880914064439I: Balwks FIREFLY7, Madiera, OH, September 14, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1988, 20:40 local time
- Place: Madiera, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N1522W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1522W-1991-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 (registry code 1050100, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY7
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 178 total, 178 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880914064439I

## Narrative

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

CHOSE TO LAND IN WOODED AREA WHEN UNABLE TO FIND CLEARING. LOW ON FUEL. TREES CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO ENVELOPE.

## Other reports on N1522W (1)

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

- [Accident 19820227002009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820227002009A), Feb 27, 1982: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N1522W), Cincinnati, OH, Substantial damage. During balloon inflation, wind gust lifted balloon and blew it into a school building and dragged it through trees.

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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