# Accident 20150702009051A: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B, Provo, UT, July 2, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2015, 07:15 local time
- Place: Provo, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2456° N, 111.6642° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2456&lon=-111.6642&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7148P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7148P-2019-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B (registry code 1050110, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 8B
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150702009051A

## Narrative

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

MID AIR OF TWO BALLOONS, BALLOON ENVELOPE SUSTAINED A TEAR AND COLLAPSED CAUSING RAPID DECENT AND EMERGENCY LANDING. BALLOON SUSTAINED  DAMAGE DUE TO PILOT REQUIREMENT TO BURN LONGER TO MINIMIZE DECENT AND LANDING. BALLOON BASKET LANDED SAFELY ON THE GROUND, CANOPY CAME TO REST IN TREES CAUSING FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE CANOPY.

## 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 GAA15CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA157), Jul 2, 2015: Balloon Works FIREFLY8 - 24 (N7148P), Provo, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: **This report was modified on 4/21/2016. Please see the public docket for this accident for more information.** The failure of the Balony balloon pilot to see and avoid the Balloon Works balloon…

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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