Balloon Works FIREFLY-7 N1533N
20 May 1982 · Wyoming, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 May 1982 at about 23:20 local time, a Balloon Works FIREFLY-7 registered N1533N, operated by Schelde Inc., was involved in an accident near Wyoming, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wyoming, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.9493, -85.6101
- Aircraft
- Balloon Works FIREFLY-7
- Registration
- N1533N
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Schelde Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wyoming → Wyoming
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI82DA178
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF FROM A PARKING LOT. HE STATED THAT WHEN THE BALLOON WAS ABOUT 15 FEET FROM THE GROUND A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE BALLOON DOWN INTO SOME TREES AND AN APARTMENT HOUSE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Balloon Works FIREFLY accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 1982 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 6 | Hudson, Iowa, United States | Dock Built Homes, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1982 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | James I. Mount | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1982 | Balloon Works FIREFLY | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | C. G. Catallo | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1982 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Leonard Barad | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1982 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Piuma Aircraft | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1983 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 | Dorr, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-34 | Gaylord, Michigan, United States | John Martenson | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1982 | Cessna 310R | Gaylord, Michigan, United States | Union Boiler Company | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1982 | Breezy RLU-1 | Marshall, Michigan, United States | Robert Pulver | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1982 | Mooney M20E | Houghton, Michigan, United States | Kyoko Simmons | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Feb 1982 | Cessna 172N | Lambertville, Michigan, United States | Douglas D. McAdams | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1982 | Raven S55 | Mattawan, Michigan, United States | Kazoo Drifters | Serious injuries | - |