# NTSB Accident NYC98LA085
> **Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15** · 1998-03-27 · ELK GARDEN, VA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC98LA085
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09769
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-03-27
- **Location:** ELK GARDEN, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.88964, -82.07048
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Balloon Works
- **Model:** FIREFLY 8B-15
- **Registration:** N31226
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper weather evaluation.  The gusty wind condition was a related factor.

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