# Incident 19931016048289I: Balwks FIREFLY7, Phoenix, AZ, October 16, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1993, 06:45 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3723B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3723B-2000-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 (registry code 1050100, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY7
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931016048289I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLEW HOT AIR BALLOON 6 TO 8 FEET OVER HIGHWAY IMPENDNG AUTO TRAFFIC IN VIOLATION OF STATE TRAFFICE LAWS.

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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