# NTSB investigations: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, 1980

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 CHI80DEE57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEE57.md): BLN Works FF-7 · Rock Island, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 30, 1980 · N1532B · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW80DRJ43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRJ43.md): BLN Works FF-7 · Tyler, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 20, 1980 · N4062L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC80;GM29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80%3BGM29.md): BLN Works FF-7 · Indiana, PA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 31, 1980 · N2127H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC80DNA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DNA23.md): BLN Works FF-7 · Edgartown, MA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Aug 23, 1980 · N4039Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN80DTE57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTE57.md): BLN Works FF-7 · Elbert, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jun 24, 1980 · N79CS · No damage
- [NTSB DEN80DTE61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTE61.md): Firefly 7 · Colo Springs, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jun 21, 1980 · N40516 · No damage
- [NTSB IAD80FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA039.md): Balloon WKS AX-7 · Hurricane, WV · Accident · 3 fatal · Closed · Apr 20, 1980 · N40452 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC80FCQ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCQ12.md): Balloon WKS FF7 · Towanda, KS · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 18, 1980 · N2033F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX80DUJ44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ44.md): BLN Works FF-7 · Tucson, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Mar 21, 1980 · N40708 · No damage
- [NTSB IAD80DKM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80DKM11.md): Balloon WKS AX-7 · East Bend, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 16, 1980 · N4051Y · Substantial 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") = 1980
  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=1980

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