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Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24 N37171

4 November 1986 · Brandon, Florida, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 4 November 1986 at about 13:30 local time, a Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24 registered N37171 was involved in an accident near Brandon, Florida, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 13:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Brandon, Florida, United States
Coordinates
27.9198, -82.2900
Aircraft
Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24
Registration
N37171
Category
Balloon
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Not recorded
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA87LA030

People

2 people were seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 2 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

A HIGH SINK RATE WAS NOT ARRESTED PRIOR TO THE HARD LDG. THE PLT STATED THAT HE BRIEFED THE PAX ON LDG PROCEDURES WHICH INCLUDED A TIGHT GRIP IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERG LDG. THE PAX STATEMENTS DIFFERED FROM THOSE OF THE BALLOON CREW CONCERNING THE CONTENT OF THE PRE FLT BRIEFING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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5 Oct 1987 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-B
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no coordinates
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