Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 N2375H
30 May 1983 · Farmington, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 May 1983 at about 13:15 local time, a Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 registered N2375H was involved in an accident near Farmington, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Farmington, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.7494, -108.1793
- Aircraft
- Balloon Works FIREFLY 7
- Registration
- N2375H
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Farmington → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW83LA260
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACCORDING TO THE PLT, A UNAUTHORIZED GROUND CREW RELIEVED THE PLT'S CREW & WOULD NOT FOLLOW HIS INSTRUCTIONS. AFTER THE GROUND CREW MOVED THE BALLOON INTO A POSITION THAT WAS UPWIND FROM A LIGHT POLE, THEY RELEASED IT & IT ASCENDING. THE PLT STATED THAT HE COULD NOT ABORT THE TAKEOFF WITHOUT LANDING ON ANOTHER BALLOON ENVELOPE. HE CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF, BUT COULD NOT CLEAR THE LIGHT POLE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Balloon Works FIREFLY accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 1983 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 | Dorr, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1983 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 | Flint, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Jan 1983 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7B | Indianola, Iowa, United States | Denise Bowles | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1983 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24 | Hamel, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 May 1983 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 | Del Norte, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Balloon Works FIREFLY AX-7 | Augusta, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 1983 | Beechcraft 200 | Eagle Nest, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1983 | Piper PA28R-201T | Anton Chico, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1983 | Bell 206L-1 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Emergency Medical Supplies | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1983 | Piper PA-28-140 | Belen, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1983 | Cessna 172N | Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1983 | Hughes 500D | Portales, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |