# Accident 20140419007689A: Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 8B-15, Security, CO, April 19, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2014, 08:15 local time
- Place: Security, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7511° N, 104.7114° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7511&lon=-104.7114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15095, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15095) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 8B-15 (registry code 1050116, https://openairdocs.org/model/firefly-balloons-firefly-8b-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FIREFLY BALLOONS INC FIREFLY 8B-15
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140419007689A

## Narrative

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

ON 04/19/2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 0815 HRS. MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME (MDT), N15095, A FIREFLY BALLOONS, INC. MODEL FIREFLY 8B-15 BALLOON WAS NOT DAMAGED DURING A HARD LANDING NEAR SECURITY, CO.  THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED; HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A SERIOUS LEG INJURY.  WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) WITH UNFORECASTED GUSTY WINDS TO 20 KTS.

## 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 CEN14CA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA215), Apr 19, 2014: Firefly 8B-15 (N15095), Security, CO, no damage. Probable cause: An unexpected increase in wind velocity which resulted in a hard landing and the subsequent passenger injury.

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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