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Accident

FAA accident report · Balwks FIREFLY 8B · Parker, AZ · March 1, 1997

Date
March 1, 1997 · 08:15 local
Place
Parker, AZ
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N9033H
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX97LA118
Reported as
Balwks FIREFLY8B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
98 total98 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Fuel pressure drop switched tanks but failed stop descent. Landed hard. Report windshear. Passenger broke ankle.

As the FAA filed it

FUEL PRESSURE DROP SWITCHED TANKS BUT FAILED STOP DESCENT. LANDED HARD. REPORT WINDSHEAR. PASSENGER BROKE ANKLE.

NTSB investigation

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