# Accident 19941029048889A: Balwks FIREFLY7, Nashua, NH, October 29, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1994, 08:15 local time
- Place: Nashua, NH
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7491° N, 71.4905° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nashua, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7491&lon=-71.4905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4070S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4070S-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 (registry code 1050100, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY7
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 366 total, 258 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941029048889A

## Narrative

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

BALLOON BASKET TIPPED OVER LANDING. ONE PASSENGER FELL  AND BROKE HER FOOT. APPEARS NOT ASSUMING PROPER POSITION.

## 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 NYC95LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA026), Oct 29, 1994: Balloon Works Firefly 7 (N4070S), Nashua, NH, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper touchdown which resulted in a rollover.

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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