# Incident 19910728030159I: Balwks FIREFLY7, Charlestown, RI, July 28, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1991, 07:50 local time
- Place: Charlestown, RI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3781° N, 71.6266° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlestown, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3781&lon=-71.6266&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90406, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90406-1991-09-03) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 125 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910728030159I

## Narrative

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

AS BALLOON TOUCHED DOWN A GUST DRAGGED ENVELOPE OVER HIGH TENSION WIRE. ENVELOPE CAUGHT FIRE .

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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