# NTSB investigations: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, CA

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 LAX93LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA250.md): Balloon Works Firefly 7 · Salida, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 12, 1993 · N71145 · Minor damage
  > the pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point during the attempted landing. A factor in the accident was the unfavorable wind conditions for the balloon landing.
- [NTSB LAX82DA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA089.md): Barnes Balloon AX7 · Napa, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Feb 28, 1982 · N40688 · Destroyed
  > The pilot attempted to land short of powerlines after aborting an ascent to safely clear them because of what he reported as unstable air. The gondola bounced and slid into the wires. The pilot stated that electric current passed through the load lines and a…

## 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" = 'CA' 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=CA

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