NTSB investigations: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, 1984
7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Balloon Works FIREFLY 7. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.
Cases per year
| 1978 | 6 |
|---|---|
| 1979 | 6 |
| 1980 | 10 |
| 1981 | 1 |
| 1982 | 11 |
| 1983 | 9 |
| 1984 | 7 |
| 1985 | 8 |
| 1986 | 6 |
| 1987 | 5 |
| 1988 | 3 |
| 1989 | 3 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 3 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
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duckdb -csv -c "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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1984
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1050100'))
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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 year(c."eventDate") = 1984
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1050100'))
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NTSB MKC84LA276Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBalloon Works Firefly 7 · Cedar Rapids, IAThe Balloon landed in a field and as wind drifted it, the envelope draped over a pwr line. The plt said his burner malfunctioned and caused the inaccurate landing. Another account was told later in which the plt switched to an empty propane tank for landing.…NTSB MKC84LA182Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBalloon Works Firefly 7 · Overland Park, KSPrior to a sight-seeing flt, the plt orbained a wx briefing & released test balloons to check the wind spd & drctn. The prevailing wind was in a southerly direction at about 8 KTS. The plt of N4070W initiated his departure from a school yard after another…NTSB CHI84LA268Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBarnes AX-7 · Batavia, ILThe plt received a wx briefing before the flt. The 1950 surface observation reported winds from 090 deg at 4 KTS. During flt, the winds suddenly picked up & the plt attempted a landing. A rapid rate of descent developed & the balloon collided with trees…NTSB CHI84LA260Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBalloon Works Firefly 7 · Geneva, ILThe Balloon descended in an area of thunderstorms and turbulence and collided with trees. The plt said the Balloon 'caved in' and descended rapidly. The plts husband and a passenger revealed that the Balloon was 'vented' by the plt to land before reaching a…NTSB CHI84LA227Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBarnes Firefly 7 · Flint, MIThe balloonist stated that the wind became stronger during her flt and even though she selected a landing area adequate for a high wind landing the balloon was dragged about 200 ft until the envelope became entangled in trees. The flt lasted about 1 hour and…NTSB FTW84LA254Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBalloon Works Firefly 7 · Amarillo, TXDuring a pre-flt breifing, the wind was reported to be from 280 deg at 6 to 12 KTS. At launch time, the plt estimated the wind was blowing at 7 KTS. He took off at 0720 CDT without difficulty & climbed to about 1000 ft AGL. Aprx 1 hr after taking off, the plt…NTSB NYC84IA164Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBarnes Firefly 7 · Gorham, MEDuring touch and go landings the balloon encountered increased winds. The balloon touched down hard tilting the basket onto its side. A passengers arm became caught between the basket and the ground.