# Incident 19940213000839I: Balwks FIREFLY8, Denver, CO, February 13, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1994, 10:00 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2577G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2577G-2017-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15 (registry code 1050111, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8b-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY8
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 166 total, 70 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/19940213000839I

## Narrative

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

HIGH WINDS TOOK BALLOON OUT OF INTENDED LANDING AREA. LANDED IN RAILROAD YARD. BALLOON BASKET WAS PULLED OVER.

## Other reports on N2577G (1)

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

- [Accident 19960514046799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960514046799A), May 14, 1996: Balwks FIREFLY8B15 (N2577G), Ft Lupton, CO. (-16) During the accident investigation it was found that none of the FAA nine responsibilities of chapter 1, order 8020.11 were involved in this balloon…

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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