# Accident 19901125052089A: Balwks FIREFLY824, Poway, CA, November 25, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1990, 16:25 local time
- Place: Poway, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9704° N, 117.0198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9704&lon=-117.0198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7113U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7113U-1996-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24 (registry code 1050107, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY824
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 365 total, 365 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901125052089A

## Narrative

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

BUMPY LANDING IN A FIELD. DRAGGED BY WIND BASKET,HIT DIRT BANK,TIPPED OVER. ONE PASSENGER WAS EJECTED.

## 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 LAX91LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA047), Nov 26, 1990: Balloon Works Firefly 8-24 (N7113U), Poway, CA, minor damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WHICH RELATED TO THE BASKET'S TIPPING OVER WERE THE PILOT'S MISJUDGING THE WIND DIRECTION AND THE WIND'S RELATIVE HIGH…

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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