# Incident 20030704012769I: Balwks FIREFLY8B15, Orem, UT, July 4, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2003, 09:00 local time
- Place: Orem, UT
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2981° N, 111.6995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orem, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2981&lon=-111.6995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32850, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32850) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15 (registry code 1050111, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8b-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY8B15
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 197 total, 15 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030704012769I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING LANDING TO OPEN PARKING LOT, WIND CHANGED ON SHORT FINAL, BALLOON BASKET STRUCK TOP OF PARKED CAR, NO DAMAGE TO BALLOON, NO INJURIES, DAMAGE TO CAR WAS LESS THAN $25,000.

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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