19891013055349I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Balwks FIREFLY 7 · Albuquerque, NM · October 13, 1989

Date: October 13, 1989 · 09:35 local
Place: Albuquerque, NM
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4058A
Reported as: Balwks FIREFLY7
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 33 total33 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N4058ARegistration cancelled Jun 7, 1995 · Balloon Works FIREFLY 7S/N 10105 Airframe modelBalloon Works FIREFLY 7

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Balloon becalmed over trees along river. Precautionary landing in 50 foot trees. Envelope damaged.

As the FAA filed it

BALLOON BECALMED OVER TREES ALONG RIVER. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN 50 FOOT TREES. ENVELOPE DAMAGED.

Other reports on N4058A · 1

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

Accident 19931009038359ADescent · Albuquerque, NMDowndraft and turbulence on balloon festival flight. Tried burn to stop descent. Balloon collapsed. Hit powerline.Oct 9, 1993 · Destroyed · 2 fatal