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Aviation accident LAX07CA071

SERS · Balloon Works Firefly 9B-15 · 2007-01-17 · Peoria, AZ, USA

Event

NTSB number
LAX07CA071
Event ID
20070205X00135
Type
Accident
Date
2007-01-17
Location
Peoria, AZ, USA
Coordinates
33.779445, -112.182502

Injuries

Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
4
Total aboard
5

Aircraft

Make
Balloon Works
Model
Firefly 9B-15
Registration
N9087Z
FAR Part
091
Engines
0
Damage

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

The balloon’s inadvertent encounter with a downdraft, which resulted in a hard landing.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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