# Incident 19910427026841I: Balwks FIREFLY7, Louisville, KY, April 27, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1991, 07:41 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2542&lon=-85.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9071M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9071M-2013-09-26) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,030 total, 1,000 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910427026841I

## Narrative

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

BALLOON DESCENDED INTO DROP ZONE AND COLLIDED WITH A BALLOON IN LEVEL FLIGHT. CAME IN FROM ABOVE AND BEHIND.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4192B, Raven S55A: [Incident 19910427026842I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910427026842I)

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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