# Incident 19940219008709I: Balwks FIREFLY7, Beatrice, NE, February 19, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1994, 14:45 local time
- Place: Beatrice, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2733° N, 96.7460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beatrice, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2733&lon=-96.7460&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9079M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9079M-2007-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15 (registry code 1050118, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY7
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 330 total, 330 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940219008709I

## Narrative

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

STRONG WINDS ALOFT.FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. TRIED TO DEFLATE ENVELOPE. WINDS BLEW BALLOON INTO BARBED WIRE FENCE.

## Other reports on N9079M (1)

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

- [Accident 19931205046059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931205046059A), Dec 5, 1993: Balwks FIREFLY7B (N9079M), Pratt, KS, Substantial damage. Trying for balloon distance flight encountered severe downdraft and surface wind. Dragged into powerline landing.

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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