# Incident 19950822034369I: Balwks FIREFLY6B, Columbia, MO, August 22, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1995, 07:48 local time
- Place: Columbia, MO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9517° N, 92.3341° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9517&lon=-92.3341&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9019V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9019V-2001-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 6B (registry code 1050103, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-6b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY6B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 640 total, 620 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950822034369I

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED FOR TARGET IN BALLOON MEET. SAW POWER LINE. VENTED BUT SKIRT HIT WIRES. WIRES PARTED DUE ARCING.

## Other reports on N9019V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900915048152I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900915048152I), Sep 15, 1990: Balwks FIREFLY6B (N9019V), Creston, IA. Pilot of N3721G climbed his balloon into basket of N9010V. Able to recover and land safely.

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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