# NTSB investigations: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7: In flight collision with terrain/water

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB DEN87LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA074.md): Balloon Works Firefly 7 · Park City, UT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 26, 1987 · N1521G · Substantial damage
  > The Balloon was landing in an open field and struck a rock. One pax had prepared for hard landing and one had elected to continue filming. The photographer was thrown forward out of the basket and the basket passed over him, coming to rest 50 feet away.
- [NTSB ATL86LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA200.md): Balloon Works FF-7 · Pandora, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 6, 1986 · N4065K · No damage
  > Following a early morning Balloon flight, the pilot attempted a landing in a cleared area with winds at about 14 knots. The pilot realized that the first attempt he would encounter powerlines and trees. The pilot climbed out and attempted another approach to…
- [NTSB CHI84LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA018.md): Balloon Works Firefly 7 · Dorr, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 9, 1983 · N1533N · No damage
  > During landing the basket hit a hill resulting in the basket stopping suddenly & ejecting the plt & passengers from the basket. The plt thought a passenger was still in the basket so she grabbed the valve line & hung on as the Balloon rose approximately 100…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1050100')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 230))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1050100&occurrence=230

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