# NTSB DEN78DQA05: Firefly 6B, N27015, Albuquerque, NM, October 15, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1978
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201268
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78DQA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DQA05-201268

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3038  78/10/15   ALBUQUERQUE,NM      FIREFLY 6B          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 0900                    N27015              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  137 TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N27015](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27015-1988-07-15), registration cancelled 1988-07-15, S/N 6640 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FIREFLY 6B
- Registry model: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 6B](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-6b) (registry code 1050103) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Balloon
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial 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 19781015032089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781015032089A), Oct 15, 1978: Balwks FIREFLY6B, Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage

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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