# Accident 19940823048299A: Balwks FIREFLY8, Sedona, AZ, August 23, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1994, 07:00 local time
- Place: Sedona, AZ
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8481° N, 111.8152° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sedona, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8481&lon=-111.8152&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90299, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90299-2013-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24 (registry code 1050107, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY8
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA337) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940823048299A

## Narrative

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

HIGH WIND LANDING. BASKET TIPPED OVER. ONE PASSENGER INJURIED. ROUGH TERRAIN A FACTOR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX94LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA337), Aug 23, 1994: Balloon Works Firefly 8-24 (N90299), Sedona, AZ, no damage. Probable cause: a tip over of the balloon and basket during a high wind landing due to the pilot's inability to compensate for the increased wind speed conditions during the final stages of the flight and 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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