# NTSB MKC79FA049: Balloon WKS F'FLY7, N2076F, Clinton, MO, August 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1979
- Place: Clinton, MO · CLINTON, MO
- Location: 38.3712° N, 93.7681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clinton, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3712&lon=-93.7681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134303
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FA049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3123  79/8/12  NR.CLINTON,MO         BALLOON WKS F'FLY7  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 90
        TIME - 1730                    N2076F              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CLINTON,MO                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- PASSENGER IMPROPERLY POSITIONED FOR LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2076F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2076F-2024-06-08), registration cancelled 2024-06-08, S/N 714, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BALLOON WKS F'FLY7
- 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

## 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 19790812024349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790812024349A), Aug 12, 1979: Balwks FIREFLY7, Clinton, MO. Pilot of balloon encountered downdraft during landing. Hard landing resulted in passenger injury.

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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