Final NTSB investigations: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7B-15
4 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Balloon Works FIREFLY 7B-15. 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
| 1993 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 |
Where
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Query with SQL
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 c.\"completionStatus\" = 'Completed'
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1050119'))
ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
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."completionStatus" = 'Completed'
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1050119'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB FTW02LA240Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBalloon Works FireFly 7B-15 · Oklahoma City, OKthe pilot's inadvertent flight into adverse weather conditions resulting in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the high wind.NTSB FTW02LA146Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBalloon Works Firefly 7B-15 · Port Allen, LAThe pilot's decision to land in the sugar cane field, which resulted in the pilot's unintentional exit from the basket. A contributing factor was the high vegetation in the field.NTSB CHI97LA305Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBalloon Works Firefly 7B-15 · Columbia, MOthe pilot's improper planning/decision. The unfavorable wind was a related factor.NTSB DEN93LA086Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBalloon Works 7B-15 · Colorado Sprgs, COThe passenger's failure to assume the proper landing position as instructed by the pilot in command. A factor was: the high wind.