# Incident 19891013055349I: Balwks FIREFLY7, Albuquerque, NM, October 13, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1989, 09:35 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4058A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4058A-1995-06-07) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 33 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891013055349I

## Narrative

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

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 19931009038359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931009038359A), Oct 9, 1993: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N4058A), Albuquerque, NM, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Downdraft and turbulence on balloon festival flight. Tried burn to stop descent. Balloon collapsed. Hit powerline.

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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