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Accident

FAA accident report · Balwks FIREFLY 8 · Napa, CA · August 7, 1990

Date
August 7, 1990 · 07:45 local
Place
Napa, CA
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N9023Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90LA279
Reported as
Balwks FIREFLY8
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
210 total

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.

Encountered severe wind gusts and downdraft. Ground impact injured passenger. Thunderstorm 30 miles north.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE WIND GUSTS AND DOWNDRAFT. GROUND IMPACT INJURED PASSENGER. THUNDERSTORM 30 MILES NORTH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.