# Accident 20020511011109A: Balwks FIREFLY7B15, Portallen, LA, May 11, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2002, 07:45 local time
- Place: Portallen, LA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7886° N, 91.4278° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7886&lon=-91.4278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25360, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25360-2018-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7B-15 (registry code 1050119, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7b-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALWKS FIREFLY7B15
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020511011109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT EXECUTED A HIGH WIND, HARD LANDING WHICH EJECTED THE PILOT FROM THE BASKET. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED THE LANDING PERPENDICULAR TO THE CANE FIELD ROWS. THE PILOT SUFFERED A BROKEN LEG. THE AIRCRAFT HAD NO DAMAGE AND THE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW02LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA146), May 11, 2002: Balloon Works Firefly 7B-15 (N25360), Port Allen, LA, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to land in the sugar cane field, which resulted in the pilot's unintentional exit from the basket. A contributing factor was the high vegetation in the field.

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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