SERS · Balloon Works FIREFLY II · 2000-08-11 · PHOENIX, AZ, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX00LA292
Event ID
20001212X21768
Type
Accident
Date
2000-08-11
Location
PHOENIX, AZ, USA
Coordinates
33.679622, -112.089698
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
2
Uninjured
8
Total aboard
11
Aircraft
Make
Balloon Works
Model
FIREFLY II
Registration
N7244X
FAR Part
091
Engines
—
Damage
—
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to use pibals or other on site wind determination devices, and his subsequent failure to detect adverse wind conditions prior to launch of the balloon.