Balloon Works FIREFLY 7B N3604U
23 April 1984 · Fargo, North Dakota, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 23 April 1984 at about 00:50 local time, a Balloon Works FIREFLY 7B registered N3604U was involved in an accident near Fargo, North Dakota, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fargo, North Dakota, United States
- Coordinates
- 46.8701, -96.8101
- Aircraft
- Balloon Works FIREFLY 7B
- Registration
- N3604U
- Category
- Balloon
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fargo → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN84LA136
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 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
DURING A BALLOON LANDING WHICH THE PLT DESCRIBED AS NORMAL, A PAX BANGED HER KNEE & BROKE HER KNEE CAP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Balloon Works FIREFLY accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 1984 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 | Amarillo, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1984 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 | Overland Park, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1984 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1984 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 | Geneva, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1985 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 6B | Englewood, Colorado, United States | J. Robert Pendleton | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1985 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7B | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 1984 | Stinson 108-3 | McVille, North Dakota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 May 1984 | Cessna 172N | Kindred, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1984 | Grumman G-164 | Kindred, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1984 | Grumman G-164A | Page, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1984 | Grumman G-164A | Wyndmere, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1984 | Cessna 172 | Minnewaukan, North Dakota, United States | Paul W Visk | No injuries | - |