# NTSB Accident LAX07CA071
> **Balloon Works Firefly 9B-15** · 2007-01-17 · Peoria, AZ, USA · SERS
## 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.

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