# Accident 19930724025319A: Balwks FIREFLY7B, Colorado Spring, CO, July 24, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1993, 08:00 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8907° N, 104.7005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8907&lon=-104.7005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9067Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9067Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7B-15 (registry code 1050119, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7b-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY7B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 50 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930724025319A

## Narrative

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

WIND PICKED UP AFTER SHORT SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. PASSENGER INJURED ON HIGH WIND LANDING. WAS BRIEFED FOR LANDING.

## 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 DEN93LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA086), Jul 24, 1993: Balloon Works 7B-15 (N9067Y), Colorado Sprgs, CO, no damage. Probable cause: THE PASSENGER'S FAILURE TO ASSUME THE PROPER LANDING POSITION AS INSTRUCTED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. A FACTOR WAS: THE HIGH WIND.

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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