# Incident 20010527011459I: Balwks FIREFLY7B, Louisville, CO, May 27, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2001, 09:45 local time
- Place: Louisville, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9693° N, 105.1427° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9693&lon=-105.1427&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1527M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1527M-2012-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-B (registry code 10501A9, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY7B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 135 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/20010527011459I

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT CHECKED BEFORE FLIGHT AND MONITORED JEFFERSON COUNTY ATIS DURING FLIGHT. UNFORCAST WINDS CAME UP AND DURING LANDING HIT TREE.  MINOR DAMAGE TO BALLOON.

## Other reports on N1527M (1)

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

- [Accident 19980517021179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980517021179A), May 17, 1998: Balwks FIREFLY7B (N1527M), Longmont, CO. High wind landing. Pilots foot was caught in wicker siding. Received a broken ankle. (.4)during the landing approach, the winds were from the south at 5 to 7…

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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