# Accident 19901006045079A: Balwks FIREFLY9, Cedar Crest, NM, October 6, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1990, 19:05 local time
- Place: Cedar Crest, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1199° N, 106.4105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1199&lon=-106.4105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90240, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90240-2013-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 9 (registry code 1050120, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 670 total, 670 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901006045079A

## Narrative

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

WIND SPEED INCREASED DURING SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. ELECTED TO EXTEND FLIGHT OVER MOUNTAINS. OUT OF FUEL CRASH LANDED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN91LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA007), Oct 7, 1990: Balloon Works AX9 (N90240), Cedar Crest, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S DELAYED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AND THE SUBSEUQENT FUEL EXHAUSTION. A FACTOR WAS THE ENCOUNTER WITH HIGH WINDS IN FLIGHT.

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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