# NTSB Accident DEN99LA006
> **Balloon Works FIREFLY-7** · 1998-10-08 · ALBERQUERQUE, NM, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN99LA006
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11239
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-10-08
- **Location:** ALBERQUERQUE, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.060127, -106.620956
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Balloon Works
- **Model:** FIREFLY-7
- **Registration:** N36609
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The passenger's failure to follow procedures/directives for a hard landing.  A factor was the congested/confined landing area with power lines on both ends.

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