# NTSB CHI80DEC18: BLN Works FRFY6B, N4067L, Orchard Lake, MI, April 19, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1980
- Place: Orchard Lake, MI · ORCHARD LAKE, MI
- Location: 42.5831° N, 83.3594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orchard Lake, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5831&lon=-83.3594&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130778
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DEC18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEC18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1105  80/4/19    ORCHARD LAKE,MI     BLN WORKS FRFY6B    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 44 TOTAL
        TIME - 0830                    N4067L              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WOLVERINE LAKE,MI           ORCHARD LAKE,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- BALLOON ON STEEP APP TO LNDG SITE STRUCK 32FT HIGH PWR LINES,NO DMG,CONT 400FT/MIN DESCENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4067L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4067L-2018-01-04), registration cancelled 2018-01-04, S/N 10027, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLN WORKS FRFY6B
- Registry model: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 6](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-6) (registry code 1050101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Balloon
- Engines: none
- Damage: No damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800419014049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800419014049A), Apr 19, 1980: Balwks FIREFLY7, Orchard Lake, MI. Balloon struck power lines during approach to landing area.

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.

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