# Incident 19910809043309I: Balwks FIREFLY9, Tracy, CA, August 9, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1991, 07:00 local time
- Place: Tracy, CA
- Airport: Tracy Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6889° N, 121.4416° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRACY MUNI (TCY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6889&lon=-121.4416&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9030S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9030S-2013-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 9 (registry code 1050120, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY9
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,346 total, 550 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910809043309I

## Narrative

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

WHEN ROPE WITH QUICK RELEASE WAS USED A GUST CAUGHT BALLOON. ROPE SNAPPED BACK HITTING PASSENGERS FACE.

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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