# Incident 20051008025049I: Balwks FIREFLY715, Albuquerque, NM, October 8, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2005, 08:00 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2580A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2580A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15 (registry code 1050118, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY715
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 110 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051008025049I

## Narrative

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

(-23) LANDED IN FIELD, BOUNCED OVER AN IRRIGATION DITCH (MOMENTARILY AIRBORNE) BASKET LANDED AND WIND BLEW ENVELOPE OVER POWER LINES. OCCUPANTS REMAINED IN BASKET, NO INJURIES. APPROXIMATELY 210 FEET FROM INITIAL TOUCHDOWN POINT TO THE POWER LINES.

## Other reports on N2580A (1)

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

- [Incident 20011011033199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011011033199I), Oct 11, 2001: Balwks FIREFLY715 (N2580A), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. (-23) On 10/11/01 at 10:45 MDT, N2580A, a balloon works firefly AX7-15 balloon, flown by private pilot kenneth August ferguson, contacted an abandoned…

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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