# Incident 20090719015249I: Balwks FIREFLY715, Indianola, IA, July 19, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2009, 08:34 local time
- Place: Indianola, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3630° N, 93.5655° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianola, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3630&lon=-93.5655&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7205C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7205C-2013-04-25) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090719015249I

## Narrative

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

(-23)  BALLOON GONDOLA WAS LOCATED IN THE TRAILER DURING REFUELING.  AN UNIDENTIFIED SOURCE IGNITED ONE OF THE TANKS, AND THE PILOT STOPPED THE FUELING PROCESS BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIGHT THE FIRE.  THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND THE PILOT CONTAINED THE FIRE UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED.  THE TRAILER AND CONTENTS WERE DESTROYED.

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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