# Incident 19900904053479I: Balwks FIREFLY7, Carmel, IN, September 4, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1990, 18:50 local time
- Place: Carmel, IN
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9784° N, 86.1180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carmel, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9784&lon=-86.1180&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90601, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90601) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 19 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/19900904053479I

## Narrative

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

BALLOON DESCENDED ONTO A RESIDENCE. PILOT STATED PILOT LIGHT WENT OUT ON APPROACH AND RATE OF DESCENT INCREASED.

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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