# Incident 19980315008679I: Balloon Works FIREFLY 9B-15, Beckinridge, CO, March 15, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1998, 08:30 local time
- Place: Beckinridge, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2581R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2581R-2014-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 9B-15 (registry code 1050121, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-9b-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 70 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980315008679I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: FLIGHT HAD ENDED SAFELY WITH NO DAMAGE. RESCUE HELICOPTER DOWNWASH BLEW BALLOON DOWN THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN, DESTROYING IT.

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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