# Incident 19950219005909I: Balwks FIREFLY11, Napa, CA, February 19, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1995, 08:30 local time
- Place: Napa, CA
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2971° N, 122.3010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Napa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2971&lon=-122.3010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2559V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2559V-2006-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 11 (registry code 1050125, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY11
- People aboard: 13
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 250 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950219005909I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING A BALLOON LANDING IN A CONGESTED RESIDENTIAL AREA WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF NAPA, CALIFORNIA. THE PURPOSE OF THE BALLOON FLIGHT ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR, BALLOONS ABOVE THE VALLEY, WAS TO CONDUCT A SCENIC RIDE FOR HIRE WITH TWELVE PASSENGERS. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING HIS APPROACH FOR LANDING, THE BALLOON EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF LIFT OVER A TREE LINE WHICH RESULTED IN THE BALLOON COLLIDING WITH A HOUSE. THE PILOT AND HIS TWELVE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED DURING THE COLLISION; HOWEVER, THE HOUSE RECEIVED PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THE RAIN GUTTERS, ROOF, AND DAMAGE TO AN INTERIOR WALL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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