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.
Other Balloon Works FIREFLY accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 1986 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 | Hurley, New Mexico, United States | First State Bank of Dona ANA | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1986 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24 | Pheonix, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 May 1986 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-B | Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1987 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-B | Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1987 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-B | Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States | Janet L. Hodges | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1985 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 6B | Englewood, Colorado, United States | J. Robert Pendleton | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 1986 | Beagle B206-2 | Pedro, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Apr 1986 | Blythe QUICKIE | Eustis, Florida, United States | Douglas Steen | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1986 | Cessna 172D | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 May 1986 | Cessna 150F | Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States | Stephen R.lewis | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 May 1986 | Cessna 150H | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1986 | Robinson R22 HP | Lk Buena Vista, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |