# NTSB investigations: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, AZ

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 LAX90LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA041.md): Barnes AX-7 · Sun City, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 25, 1989 · N4058F · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate visual lookout by the student pilot (his failure to see & avoid). The transmission line and the student's lack of familiarity with the area were related factors.
- [NTSB LAX82FUJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUJ28.md): Balloon Works Firefly · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Feb 19, 1982 · N1527F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot was landing in a vacant lot when the light and variable wind shifted and started blowing the Balloon toward powerlines. Just prior to the wind shift, the Balloon was descending rapidly. Rather than make a hard landing, the pilot tried to "burn" his…
- [NTSB LAX80DUJ44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ44.md): BLN Works FF-7 · Tucson, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Mar 21, 1980 · N40708 · No damage

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'AZ' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1050100'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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

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