# Accident 20170614009379A: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15, Murfreesboro, TN, June 14, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2017, 19:15 local time
- Place: Murfreesboro, TN
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8456° N, 86.3903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Murfreesboro, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8456&lon=-86.3903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3282P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3282P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15 (registry code 1050111, https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8b-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 8B-15
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 12,300 total, 300 in this make and model, 290 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170614009379A

## Narrative

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

BALLOON LANDED AND PASSENGERS DISEMBARKED. PASSENGERS HELD ONTO THE BASKET TO MAINTAIN NEGATIVE BOUNCY. TWO PASSENGERS BENT DOWN TO GRAB MANUVERING HANDLE AND BALLOON GAIN POSITIVE BOUNCY AND LEFT THE GROUND. ONE PASSENGER DID NOT LET GO AND FELL FROM AROUND 30 FEET AND BROKE HIS HIP.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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