# NTSB Accident FTW01LA154
> **Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15** · 2001-06-23 · Celina, TX, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW01LA154
- **Event ID:** 20010627X01258
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-06-23
- **Location:** Celina, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.180168, -96.589141
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Balloon Works
- **Model:** Firefly 8B-15
- **Registration:** N72524
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** NBRT
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the unsuitable landing area selected by the pilot-in-command which resulted in a hard landing.  A contributing factor was the uneven/rough terrain.

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