# NTSB Accident FTW02LA146
> **Balloon Works Firefly 7B-15** · 2002-05-11 · Port Allen, LA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW02LA146
- **Event ID:** 20020514X00669
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-05-11
- **Location:** Port Allen, LA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.78861, -91.42778
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Balloon Works
- **Model:** Firefly 7B-15
- **Registration:** N25360
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to land in the sugar cane field, which resulted in the pilot's unintentional exit from the basket.  A contributing factor was the high vegetation in the field.

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