# Accident 19900617052129A: Balwks FIREFLY7B, Moorpark, CA, June 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1990, 09:00 local time
- Place: Moorpark, CA
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2859° N, 118.8770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moorpark, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2859&lon=-118.8770&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1523C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1523C-2013-07-30) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 40 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA343) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900617052129A

## Narrative

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

LANDED HARD AND BASKET TIPPED OVER. PILOT AND A PASSENGER FELL ON A PASSENGER WHO WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. MILD WINDS

## 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 LAX90LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA343), Jun 17, 1990: Balloon Works Firefly 7B (N1523C), Moorpark, CA, no damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ARREST DESCENT FOR LANDING.

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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