19940513015999A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Balwks FIREFLY 7-B · Burlington, NC · May 13, 1994

Date
May 13, 1994 · 18:52 local
Place
Burlington, NC
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1511M
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL94LA098
Reported as
Balwks FIREFLY7B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
161 total161 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Passenger inadvertently leaned on control handle shutting off burner. Unable relight. Bag blew into wires landing.

As the FAA filed it

PASSENGER INADVERTENTLY LEANED ON CONTROL HANDLE SHUTTING OFF BURNER. UNABLE RELIGHT. BAG BLEW INTO WIRES LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.