# NTSB Accident CEN11CA654
> **BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 8** · 2011-09-17 · Mingo, IA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN11CA654
- **Event ID:** 20110919X90156
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-09-17
- **Location:** Mingo, IA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.766944, -93.283607
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BALLOON WORKS
- **Model:** FIREFLY 8
- **Registration:** N3181A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the balloon’s descent during the landing, which resulted in the balloon having a hard landing in a ditch and causing a passenger to be seriously injured.

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