# NTSB investigations: Balloon Works FIREFLY 9

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 DFW08LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA088.md): Balloon Works Firefly 9 · Questa, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 30, 2008 · N72345 · Destroyed
  > The balloon's encounter with a wind gust/downdraft during landing, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB SEA04CA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04CA109.md): Balloon Works Fire Fly 9 · Aurora, OR · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 17, 2004 · N3097R · Minor damage
  > Pilot's failure to compensate for wind conditions. Wind was a contributing factor.
- [NTSB DEN99IA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99IA154.md): Balloon Works Firefly 9 · Hartsel, CO · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Aug 11, 1999 · N2570E · Minor damage
  > Total failure of the deflation line due to heat damage (as evidenced by glazing), most likely caused by the improper use of the flight controls (burner system) by person(s) unknown.
- [NTSB NYC98LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA199.md): Balloon Works Firefly AX-9 · Brookhaven, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 1998 · N3141C · No damage
  > The failure of the passenger to comply with the pilot briefing, and properly brace herself for landing.
- [NTSB DEN91LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA007.md): Balloon Works AX9 · Cedar Crest, NM · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 7, 1990 · N90240 · Substantial damage
  > Pilot's delayed precautionary landing and the subseuqent fuel exhaustion. A factor was the encounter with high winds in flight.
- [NTSB LAX90LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA340.md): Balloon Works Firefly 9 · Vacaville, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 1990 · N90902 · No damage
  > The Balloon's encounter with a sudden increase in wind speed accompained by a strong down draft beyond the compensation capability of the Balloon.
- [NTSB LAX90LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA280.md): Balloon Works Firefly 9 · Napa, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 1990 · N9090M · Destroyed
  > The flight's encounter with a probable microburst weather phenomena with down drafts and winds beyond the performance capability of the Balloon.

## 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 ('1050120'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1050120

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