19951209040179A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Balwks FIREFLY7 · Oklahoma City, OK · December 9, 1995

Date
December 9, 1995 · 16:03 local
Place
Oklahoma City, OK
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N25756
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW96FA063
Reported as
Balwks FIREFLY7
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
74 total67 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

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.

Failed to use proper burn to clear power line. Hit same. Pilot fell out. Basket wires burned thru. Basket fell off.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED TO USE PROPER BURN TO CLEAR POWER LINE. HIT SAME. PILOT FELL OUT. BASKET WIRES BURNED THRU. BASKET FELL OFF.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.