# Incident 19940605026769I: Balwks FIREFLY824, Libertytown, MD, June 5, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1994, 07:05 local time
- Place: Libertytown, MD
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4891° N, 77.2569° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Libertytown, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4891&lon=-77.2569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36108, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36108-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24 (registry code 1050107, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY824
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,800 total, 280 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940605026769I

## Narrative

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

WHILE WAITING COOL DOWN AND BALLOON TO COLLAPSE A GUST OF WIND TIPPED BASKET. PASSENGER NOT BRACED FELL ON ANOTHER.

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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