# Incident 19921101048049I: Balwks FIREFLY8, Sepulveda, CA, November 1, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1992, 08:01 local time
- Place: Sepulveda, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1617° N, 118.2829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sepulveda, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1617&lon=-118.2829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9084D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9084D-2013-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8 (registry code 1050109, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY8
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 500 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/19921101048049I

## Narrative

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

STRONG WINDS CAUSED PILOT TO ATTEMPT TO LAND BALLOON. PILOT LANDED BY COLLAPSING THE CANOPY FEW FEET ABOVE GROUND.

## Other reports on N9084D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19940605015229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940605015229A), Jun 5, 1994: Balwks FIREFLY8 (N9084D), Acton, CA, Substantial damage. Impacted in a ravine during high wind lalnding. Reported forecast indicated light winds. Low on fuel had to land.

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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