# Accident 19900422012189A: Balwks FIREFLY7B, Lexington, KY, April 22, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1990, 19:30 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9887° N, 84.4777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9887&lon=-84.4777&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1512T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1512T-2011-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-B (registry code 10501A9, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY7B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 190 total, 190 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900422012189A

## Narrative

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

CAUGHT IN A DUST DEVIL DURING LANDING THAT TORE OFF TOP OF BALLOON. PARTIAL COLLAPSED BALLOON LANDED RESIDENT AREA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL90LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA104), Apr 22, 1990: Balloon Works 7B (N1512T), Lexington, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE OVERLOAD FAILURE OF SEVERAL JUMPER CORDS. FACTOR(S) WERE INADVERTENT ENCOUNTER WITH UNFAVORABLE WIND (DUST DEVIL). SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE RATE OF DESCENT.

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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