# Incident 19930213005279I: Balwks FIREFLY8B, Orlando, FL, February 13, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1993, 08:15 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7411Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7411Q-2013-06-12) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 600 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930213005279I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED BALLOON IN OPEN AREA NEAR LIGHT POLE. PILOT GOT OUT. WIND BLEW UNMANNED BALLOON INTO LIGHT POLE.

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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