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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Balwks FIREFLY7 · Storm Lake, IA · September 1, 1994

Date
September 1, 1994 · 19:15 local
Place
Storm Lake, IA
Airport
Storm Lake Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2597S
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI94LA309
Reported as
Balwks FIREFLY7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
474 total474 in this make and model13 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.

Near destination got downdraft from nearby thunderstorm. Unable recover. Impacted bounced. Dragged into powerline.

As the FAA filed it

NEAR DESTINATION GOT DOWNDRAFT FROM NEARBY THUNDERSTORM. UNABLE RECOVER. IMPACTED BOUNCED. DRAGGED INTO POWERLINE.

NTSB investigation

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