Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 N90555
2 September 1995 · Colorado Spgs, Colorado, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 September 1995 at about 13:30 local time, a Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 registered N90555 was involved in an accident near Colorado Spgs, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Colorado Spgs, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Balloon Works FIREFLY 7
- Registration
- N90555
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW95LA376
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
AN ENCOUNTER WITH A WIND SHIFT DURING LANDING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING THE FINAL STAGE OF LANDING, THE BALLOON ENCOUNTERED A WIND SHIFT AND THE LANDING WAS HARD. THE BASKET REMAINED UPRIGHT, BUT FOLLOWING THE LANDING THE PASSENGER INFORMED THE PILOT HE HAD BROKEN HIS ANKLE. THE BALLOON WAS NOT DAMAGED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Balloon Works FIREFLY accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 1995 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 | Littleton, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1995 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Aug 1995 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 | Owego, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 May 1994 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-B | Burlington, North Carolina, United States | Carter, William A. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1994 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 | Nashua, New Hampshire, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 May 1996 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15 | Ft. Lupton, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb 1995 | Cessna 177RG | Larkspur, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Dec 1995 | Bellanca 17-30 | Durango, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1995 | Cessna 404 | Alamosa, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1995 | Hinshaw Keith T BD5TP | Byers, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jul 1995 | Piper PA-28-140 | Colorado Spgs, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1995 | Cessna 150F | Garfield, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |