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Aviation accident LAX03LA097
FATL · FIREFLY 11B · 2003-02-25 · YOUNTVILLE, CA, USA
Event
- NTSB number
LAX03LA097- Event ID
20030228X00271- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2003-02-25
- Location
- YOUNTVILLE, CA, USA
- Coordinates
- 38.416667, -122.349998
Injuries
- Highest injury
- FATL
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 1
- Total aboard
- 2
Aircraft
- Make
- FIREFLY
- Model
- 11B
- Registration
- N1501H
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 0
- Damage
- —
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
A bystander was impaired by drugs and did not follow the pilot's directive to release the balloon as it began its ascent.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown