# Incident 19960714032259I: Balwks FIREFLY7B, Longview, TX, July 14, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1996, 07:25 local time
- Place: Longview, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5007° N, 94.7405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Longview, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5007&lon=-94.7405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3284C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3284C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7B-15 (registry code 1050119, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7b-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY7B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960714032259I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON INFLATION, QUICK RELEASE DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. WIND GUST PARTIALLY CLOSED MOUTH OF BALLOON, AND DRUG BALLOON INTO WIRE WHICH RAN FROM TRANSFORMER TO PRIVATE RESIDENCE. NO INJURIES. THREE (3) PANELS BURNED ON BALLOON. BALLOON BROKE SINGLE WIRE TO PRIVATE RESIDENCE IN RURAL AREA SOUTH OF AIRPORT.

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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