# Incident 19900612057459I: Balwks FIREFLY7, Penobscot Bay, ME, June 12, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1990, 07:45 local time
- Place: Penobscot Bay, ME
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4060D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4060D-2012-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 (registry code 1050100, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY7
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 78 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/19900612057459I

## Narrative

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

FUEL EXHAUSTION. BALLOON WAS FORCED TO LAND IN THE OCEAN. DID NOT HAVE ANY FLOATATION EQUIPMENT ON BOARD.

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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