# NTSB MKC79DCG64: Balloon WKS Firefy, N2293H, Grain Valley, MO, May 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1979
- Place: Grain Valley, MO · GRAIN VALLEY, MO
- Location: 39.0152° N, 94.2138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grain Valley, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0152&lon=-94.2138&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135689
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCG64
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCG64

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1366  79/5/26  NR.GRAIN VALLEY,MO    BALLOON WKS FIREFY  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 215
        TIME - 0700                    N2293H              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAIN VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,MO             GRAIN VALLEY,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2293H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2293H-2011-05-23), registration cancelled 2011-05-23, S/N 7756, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALLOON WKS FIREFY
- Registry model: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 7](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7) (registry code 1050100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Balloon
- Engines: none
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Grain Valley

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790526017019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790526017019A), May 26, 1979: Balwks FIREFLY7, Grain Valley, MO. Balloon made hard landing when wind speed increased.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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