# Incident 19900915048152I: Balwks FIREFLY6B, Creston, IA, September 15, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1990, 08:15 local time
- Place: Creston, IA
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0603° N, 94.3647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Creston, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0603&lon=-94.3647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9019V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9019V-2001-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 6B (registry code 1050103, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-6b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY6B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 454 total, 454 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900915048152I

## Narrative

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

PILOT OF N3721G CLIMBED HIS BALLOON INTO BASKET OF N9010V. ABLE TO RECOVER AND LAND SAFELY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N3721G, Balwks FIREFLY7: [Incident 19900915048151I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900915048151I)

## Other reports on N9019V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19950822034369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950822034369I), Aug 22, 1995: Balwks FIREFLY6B (N9019V), Columbia, MO, Minor damage. Descended for target in balloon meet. Saw power line. Vented but skirt hit wires. Wires parted due arcing.

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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