# NTSB Accident LAX00LA292
> **Balloon Works FIREFLY II** · 2000-08-11 · PHOENIX, AZ, USA · SERS
## 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.

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