# NTSB investigations: Balloon Works FIREFLY 6B

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 FTW89FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA143.md): Balloon Works Firefly 6B · Baton Rouge, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 1989 · N27113 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot exceeded the temperature limitations of the Balloon during the climb, which resulted in failure of the frabric. Factors related to the accident were: the previous heat damage to the frabric, and the lack of maintenance by the pilot/owner.
- [NTSB CHI85LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA291.md): Balloon Works Firefly 6B · Battle Creek, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 1985 · N1533S · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The envelope of Balloon N1533S was penetrated and torn by the basket of Balloon i-frog. The envelope was damaged to the degree that altitude could not be sustained. The aeronqut of N1533S was seriously injured upon ground impact. I-frog was landed without…
- [NTSB LAX84LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA246.md): Balloon Works Fire FLY 6B · Prescott Valley, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 8, 1984 · N2014F · No damage
  > When the Balloon took off, the winds were virtually calm. However, during the last 30 minutes of flt, the surface winds increased to an estimated 15 KTS which necessitated a high wind landing. The gondola tipped over during the landing & one of the passengers…
- [NTSB NYC84LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA139.md): Balloon Works Fire FLY 6B · Butler, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 10, 1984 · N3738H · Substantial damage
  > During a descent to land, the plt of a Balloon tried to level off to reach a desired touch down point. The plt added heat, but the Balloon continued to descend. After a hard bounced landing, the Balloon began to ascend, but it collided with tree limbs & was…
- [NTSB SEA80FYM60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYM60.md): BLN Works FF-6B · Shedd, OR · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Sep 6, 1980 · N27057 · Destroyed
- [NTSB DEN78DQA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DQA05-201268.md): Firefly 6B · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 15, 1978 · N27015 · 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 c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1050103'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1050103

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