# Incident 19930819033979I: Balwks FIREFLY9, Pineville, NC, August 19, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1993, 20:00 local time
- Place: Pineville, NC
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0937° N, 80.8876° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pineville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0937&lon=-80.8876&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90772, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90772-1995-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 9 (registry code 1050120, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY9
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930819033979I

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER FELT FAINT. UPON LANDING BASKET TIPPED OVER. APPEARS PASSENGER BROKE WRIST.

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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