# Accident 19911019047069A: Balwks FIREFLY7, Webster, NH, October 19, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1991, 09:15 local time
- Place: Webster, NH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3290° N, 71.7179° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Webster, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3290&lon=-71.7179&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4051L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4051L-1999-08-27) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 93 total, 93 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911019047069A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FUEL CONTACTED POWERLINE ON LANDING. GROUND MAN ELECTROCUTED GRABBING BASKET. TEMP PROBE LINE WAS CONDUCTOR.

## 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 NYC92LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA010), Oct 19, 1991: Balloon Works Firefly 7 (N4051L), Webster, NH, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE GROUND CREWMAN (FROM ANOTHER BALLOON) TO RECOGNIZE THE HAZARDOUS CONDITION THAT EXISTED, WHEN THE BALLOON CAME IN CONTACT WITH A HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINE DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.