# NTSB investigations: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, 1979

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 MIA80DLD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD13.md): Balloon WKS KS-7 · Plant City, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Nov 17, 1979 · N41JB · Minor damage
- [NTSB FTW79FPD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPD46.md): Firefly 7 · Mansfield, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Sep 22, 1979 · N40391 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC79FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA049.md): Balloon WKS F'FLY7 · Clinton, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Aug 12, 1979 · N2076F · No damage
- [NTSB DEN79DTE68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE68.md): Balloon WKS Fire 7 · Firestone, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jul 29, 1979 · N40458 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79FPJ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPJ23.md): Balloon WKS FRFLY7 · Norman, OK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 31, 1979 · N2451H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC79DCG64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCG64.md): Balloon WKS Firefy · Grain Valley, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · May 26, 1979 · N2293H · 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1979
  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&year=1979

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