# Accident 19950806048689A: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, Endicott, NY, August 6, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1995, 09:41 local time
- Place: Endicott, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0995° N, 76.2597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0995&lon=-76.2597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3716G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3716G-2013-07-18) (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)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950806048689A

## Narrative

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

(-16) PILOT WAS LANDING A BALLOON SOUTH OF RT. 17 NEAR THE CITY OF ENDICOTT, NY. AIRCRAFT WAS CROSSING RT. 17 AT A LOW ALTITUDE WHEN IT HIT A TRACTOR TRAILOR ON THE HIGHWAY. THE PILOT WAS THROWN OUT AND THE BALLOON CONTROL WAS TAKEN OVER BY BRIAN DONNELLY WHO LANDED THE BALLOON. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 NYC95LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA182), Aug 6, 1995: Balloon Works Firefly 7 (N3716G), Owego, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate evaluation of weather conditions which resulted in an encounter with a downdraft, inflight loss of control, and a collision with a vehicle.

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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