# Incident 19900907038689I: Balwks FIREFLY7, Archers Lodge, NC, September 7, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1990, 08:15 local time
- Place: Archers Lodge, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N90191, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90191-1992-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 (registry code 1050100, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY7
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900907038689I

## Narrative

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

WIND GUST BLEW BALLOON INTO ELECTRICAL WIRES AFTER LANDING. SHUT OFF BURNER AND EXITED. LATER A FIRE DESTROYED IT.

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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