# Accident 20071015829919A: Balwks FIREFLY7, Hampstead, NH, October 15, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2007, 08:45 local time
- Place: Hampstead, NH
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8908° N, 71.1281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8908&lon=-71.1281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7408G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7408G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 (registry code 1050100, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY7
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 200 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071015829919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N7408G, HOT AIR BALLOON, WAS TRAVELING OVER HAMPSTEAD, NH WHEN WINDS BECAME GUSTY. PILOT DECIDED TO LAND IN A FIELD FOR PRECAUTIONARY REASONS. BALLOON TOUCHED DOWN HARD. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT, BUT TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED. ONE WOMAN SUSTAINED A BROKEN LEG, ONE MAN SUSTAINED A BROKEN ANKLE. TWO OTHER PAX AND THE PILOT WERE UNINJURED. FLIGHT WAS A COMMERCIAL SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT ORIGINATING FROM DERRY, NH.

## 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 CHI08CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA017), Oct 15, 2007: Balloon Works Firefly 7 (N7408G), East Hampstead, NH, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive descent rate on approach, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing factors were the adverse winds encountered during the flight, and the presence of the trees and power…

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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