# Incident 20120414005179I: Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 10, Temecula, CA, April 14, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2012, 09:43 local time
- Place: Temecula, CA
- Airport: French Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5742° N, 117.1285° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FRENCH VALLEY (F70), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5742&lon=-117.1285&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1623L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1623L-2018-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 10 (registry code 1050160, https://openairdocs.org/model/firefly-balloons-firefly-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FIREFLY BALLOONS INC FIREFLY 10
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120414005179I

## Narrative

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

DOWN DRAFT CAUSED BALLOON TO HIT TREES AND POWER LINE.  MINOR DAMAGE TO BALLOON ENV. AND SHROUDS.

## Other reports on N1623L (1)

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

- [Accident 20131112022439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131112022439A), Nov 12, 2013: Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 10 (N1623L), Temecula, CA, Minor damage. Balloon was being deflated after landing on the transportation trailer when a flash fire occurred. The pilot indicated he bumped the burner control but did not…

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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