# Incident 19920511017639I: Balwks FIREFLY8B, Jacksonville Be, FL, May 11, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1992, 10:00 local time
- Place: Jacksonville Be, FL
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2725° N, 81.3856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2725&lon=-81.3856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7113B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7113B-2013-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B (registry code 1050110, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY8B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920511017639I

## Narrative

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

ON WIND SHIFT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND BALLOON ON BEACH. OVERSHOT AND LANDED IN WATER.

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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