# Incident 19890704038499I: Balwks FIREFLY8B, Provo, UT, July 4, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1989, 09:30 local time
- Place: Provo, UT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2338° N, 111.6585° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Provo, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2338&lon=-111.6585&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7413P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7413P) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 117 total, 60 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890704038499I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A TREE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND BALLOON. SETTLED TO GROUND AND TOP OF A NEARBY AUTO WAS SCRAPPED.

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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