# Accident 20030928035319A: Balwks FIREFLY11, Cave Creek, AZ, September 28, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2003, 08:20 local time
- Place: Cave Creek, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6883° N, 112.0825° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6883&lon=-112.0825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7021U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7021U-2014-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 11 (registry code 1050125, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY11
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 738 total, 40 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030928035319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING PHASE, PILOT ENGAGED BURNER AND BALLOON ENVELOPE CAUGHT FIRE. THE BALLOON SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND SOME OF THE PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX04CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA003), Sep 28, 2003: Balloon Works Firefly II (N7021U), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's diverted attention that resulted in the inadequate handling of the burner during ground operations.

## Other reports on N7021U (1)

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

- [Accident 19990819024739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990819024739A), Aug 19, 1999: Balwks FIREFLY11 (N7021U), Cave Creek, AZ, Minor damage. (.19) On August 19, 1999, at 0710 hours mountain standard time, a firefly 11 balloon, N7021U, landed hard in open desert terrain in Cave Creek, Arizona. The…

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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