Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 N4061P
3 December 1983 · Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 December 1983 at about 16:20 local time, a Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 registered N4061P was involved in an accident near Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.1403, -106.4905
- Aircraft
- Balloon Works FIREFLY 7
- Registration
- N4061P
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Albuquerque → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW84LA087
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING FLT, UNFAVORABLE WINDS WERE ENCOUNTERED. AN APCH WAS MADE TO A GOLF COURSE, BUT THE PLT ABORTED DUR TO HIGH WINDS. A SHORT TIME LATER, AN APCH WAS MADE TO A PARK AREA. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE WIND SWITCHED AS THE BALLOON TOUCHED DOWN & BLEW THE ENVELOPE INTO TREES. A SAFETY LINE HAD BEEN DROPPED TO WAITING GROUND CREW PERSONNEL, BUT THE WIND WAS TOO STRONG FOR THEM TO CONTROL THE ENVELOPE'S MOVEMENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Balloon Works FIREFLY accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 1983 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 | Dorr, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1983 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 | Flint, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Jan 1983 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7B | Indianola, Iowa, United States | Denise Bowles | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1983 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24 | Hamel, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 May 1983 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1983 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 | Del Norte, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 1983 | Beechcraft 200 | Eagle Nest, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1983 | Piper PA28R-201T | Anton Chico, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1983 | Bell 206L-1 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Emergency Medical Supplies | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1983 | Piper PA-28-140 | Belen, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1983 | Cessna 172N | Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1983 | Hughes 500D | Portales, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |