# Incident 19951009036869I: Balwks FIREFLY7, Albuquerque, NM, October 9, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1995, 09:45 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74063, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74063) (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)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY7
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 260 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/19951009036869I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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