# NTSB Accident NYC98LA199
> **Balloon Works FIREFLY AX-9** · 1998-08-15 · BROOKHAVEN, NY, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC98LA199
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10949
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-08-15
- **Location:** BROOKHAVEN, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.77946, -72.909149
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 6
- **Total aboard:** 7
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Balloon Works
- **Model:** FIREFLY AX-9
- **Registration:** N3141C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the passenger to comply with the pilot briefing, and properly brace herself for landing.

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