# NTSB investigations: Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB100Z

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 WPR26LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA170.md): Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB100Z · Elk Grove, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 27, 2026 · N355WC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s delayed decision to deflate the balloon during a static display in windy conditions, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with a building. Contributing to the accident was the proximity of the balloon from structures during a static…
- [NTSB WPR19TA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19TA110.md): Kubicek BB100 · St. Helena, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Final report · Apr 14, 2019 · N355WC · Minor damage
  > The balloon pilot's encounter with unforecasted wind, which resulted in his decision to land in unsuitable terrain and a subsequent hard landing. Contributing to the severity of passenger injury was the pilot’s failure to provide a proper safety briefing.
- [NTSB GAA16CA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA014.md): Kubicek BB · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 8, 2015 · N106KB · No damage
  > A hard landing which resulted in serious injury to a passenger.
- [NTSB GAA15LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15LA195.md): Kubicek BB100Z · Hidden Valley Lake, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 2015 · N938BS · No damage
  > The balloon pilot’s deliberate hard landing to avoid power lines and trees, which resulted in serious passenger injuries.

## 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 ('1370511'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1370511

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