19951009036869I

Incident

FAA incident report · Balwks FIREFLY 7 · Albuquerque, NM · October 9, 1995

Date: October 9, 1995 · 09:45 local
Place: Albuquerque, NM
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N74063
Reported as: Balwks FIREFLY7
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 260 total260 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N74063Registered now · Balloon Works FIREFLY 7S/N F7-257 Airframe modelBalloon Works FIREFLY 7 Engine modelNONENone

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on October 9, 1995, at approximately 08:30 MST, balloon N74063, a firefly 7, with a pilot and two pax on board, lifted off of the kodak international balloon fiesta (air show) field, Albuquerque, NM. The balloon pleasure flight ended when it landed in a gravel pit area south of the balloon field. Upon landing (or shortly thereafter) the balloon basket came in contact with a chain link fence. A female pax sustained minor cuts/bruises to left arm and scalp. Pilot and one other pax were not injured. No damage to balloon or fence.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 9, 1995, AT APPROXIMATELY 08:30 MST, BALLOON N74063, A FIREFLY 7, WITH A PILOT AND TWO PAX ON BOARD, LIFTED OFF OF THE KODAK INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA (AIR SHOW) FIELD, ALBUQUERQUE, NM. THE BALLOON PLEASURE FLIGHT ENDED WHEN IT LANDED IN A GRAVEL PIT AREA SOUTH OF THE BALLOON FIELD. UPON LANDING (OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER) THE BALLOON BASKET CAME IN CONTACT WITH A CHAIN LINK FENCE. A FEMALE PAX SUSTAINED MINOR CUTS/BRUISES TO LEFT ARM AND SCALP. PILOT AND ONE OTHER PAX WERE NOT INJURED. NO DAMAGE TO BALLOON OR FENCE.