# Incident 19950219006529I: Balwks FIREFLY8, 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: Level Off Touchdown
- 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: N9091N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9091N-1998-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24 (registry code 1050107, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY8
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950219006529I

## 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 ON A CITY STREET IN A CONGESTED RESIDENTIAL AREA WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF NAPA, CALIFORNIA. THE BALLOON WAS OPERATED BY NAPA VALLEY BALLOONS, INC. THE PURPOSE OF THE BALLOON FLIGHT ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WAS TO CONDUCT A SCENIC RIDE FOR HIRE WITH SIX PASSENGERS. THE PILOT STATED TO ME DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION THAT SHE INTENDED TO LAND ON THE END OF THE STREET BECAUSE THE FIELD NORMALLY USED FOR LANDING WAS TOO WET FOR PASSENGER AND BALLOON RECOVERY. ^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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