# Incident 19990828025979I: Balwks FIREFLY7, Huntsville, UT, August 28, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1999, 19:15 local time
- Place: Huntsville, UT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2588° N, 111.7754° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntsville, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2588&lon=-111.7754&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3610R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3610R-2017-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 (registry code 1050100, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY7
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 69 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990828025979I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS FLYING HIS BALLOON, WHEN STORMY WEATHER MOVED INTO THE AREA. HE DECIDED TO LAND HIS BALLOON WHEN A DOWNDRAFT FORCED HIS BALLOON INTO THE TOP OF A TELEPHONE POLE.  NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N3610R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840527023709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840527023709A), May 27, 1984: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N3610R), Amarillo, TX, Minor damage. Balloon was dragged over the ground in a high wind landing. A passenger fell out and the basket dragged over her.

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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