# NTSB Accident LAX03LA097
> **FIREFLY 11B** · 2003-02-25 · YOUNTVILLE, CA, USA · FATL
## 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.

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