# Incident 19900908048121I: Balwks FIREFLY7, Altoona, IA, September 8, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1990, 18:15 local time
- Place: Altoona, IA
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6535° N, 93.4828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Altoona, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6535&lon=-93.4828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71038, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71038-2004-03-04) (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: 600 total, 500 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900908048121I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ASCENDING,ANOTHER BALLOON,N5566S,INFLATED AND PENETRATED ITS PATH. SNAGGED OTHER ENVELOPE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5566S, Raven RX7: [Incident 19900908048122I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900908048122I)

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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