# Incident 20100928046599I: Balloon Wor FIREFLY 8, Reasnor, IA, September 28, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2010, 18:00 local time
- Place: Reasnor, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5789° N, 93.0229° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reasnor, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5789&lon=-93.0229&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3181A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3181A-2018-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8 (registry code 1050109, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALLOON WOR FIREFLY 8
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 250 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100928046599I

## Narrative

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

WHILE MANEUVERING THE BALLOON INTO POSITION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DROPPING A BEAN BAG INTO A VEHICLE LOCATED ON A ROAD BELOW, THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO CLEAR THE POWER LINES THAT RAN ACROSS HIS FLIGHT PATH. THIS FAILURE RESULTED IN THE ENVELOPE BECOMING ENTANGLED WITH POWER LINES, AND THE BASKET TO SETTLE IN A DITCH BELOW THE WIRES. DIRECTION OF TRAVEL AT THE TIME WAS TOWARD THE SOUTH.

## Other reports on N3181A (1)

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

- [Accident 20110916021719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110916021719A), Sep 16, 2011: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8 (N3181A), Mingo, IA, No damage. During a hard landing in a hot air Balloon, a passenger on board suffered a broken ankle. The landing occurred in 10 knots of wind, which is near the normal…

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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