# NTSB investigations: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B: In flight collision with object

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 SEA96LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA122.md): Balloon Works Firefly 8B · Wilsonville, OR · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 1996 · N71233 · Substantial damage
  > failure of the pilot to maintain clearance from the static wire, which became shorted to a transmission wire and subsequently caused a fire to erupt on the balloon's envelope. Factors relating to the accident were: the obstructions (power line wires), and the…
- [NTSB NYC89LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA212.md): Balloon Works Firefly · Hatboro, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 1989 · N7406F · Minor damage
  > Improper in-flight planning/decision by the pilot which resulted in his failure to maintain clearance obstructions. A related factor was: the low level of propane (fuel), which resulted in low burner pressure.
- [NTSB ATL89FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA158.md): Balloon Works Firefly 8B · Garner, NC · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 11, 1989 · N37141 · Substantial damage
  > Improper planning/decision by the pilot, and his delay in initiating a climb as the Balloon converged on the tv tower.
- [NTSB ATL87LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA200.md): Balloon Works Firefly 8B · Greenville, SC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 3, 1987 · N7420U · Minor damage
  > Balloon dtpted launch site about six miles sw of landing airport for a key grab during a Balloon ralley. Wind was about seven KTS according to PIC. Approaching field to land basket was dragged through tree tops to slow Balloon. Power line hidden by the trees…
- [NTSB ANC85LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA140.md): Balloon Works Firefly 8 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 1985 · N7404X · Substantial damage
  > While the plt was approaching a field to land, the wind shifted & gusted, blowing the Balloon toward a light standard. The envelope grazed the standard, ripping the material near the top of the Balloon. The Balloon then landed in the field. The wind was…

## 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 ('1050110')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 220))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1050110&occurrence=220

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