# NTSB Accident SEA96LA122
> **Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B** · 1996-06-16 · WILSONVILLE, OR, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA96LA122
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06117
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-06-16
- **Location:** WILSONVILLE, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.299724, -122.779602
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Balloon Works
- **Model:** FIREFLY 8B
- **Registration:** N71233
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain clearance from the static wire, which became shorted to a transmission wire and subsequently caused a fire to erupt on the balloon's envelope.  Factors relating to the accident were: the obstructions (power line wires), and the pilot's reduced ability to visually detect the static wire, due to the gray sky condition in the background.

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