# Accident 19951209040179A: Balwks FIREFLY7, Oklahoma City, OK, December 9, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1995, 16:03 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4508° N, 97.5701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4508&lon=-97.5701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25756, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25756-1997-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15 (registry code 1050118, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY7
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 74 total, 67 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951209040179A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW96FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA063), Dec 9, 1995: Balloon Works Firefly 7-15 (N25756), Oklahoma City, OK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance during low altitude straight and level flight.

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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