# NTSB Accident ERA12LA231
> **FIREFLY BALLOONS INC FIREFLY 8** · 2012-03-16 · Fitzgerald, GA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA12LA231
- **Event ID:** 20120319X33240
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-03-16
- **Location:** Fitzgerald, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.718889, -83.075836
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 7
- **Total aboard:** 8
## Aircraft
- **Make:** FIREFLY BALLOONS INC
- **Model:** FIREFLY 8
- **Registration:** N14643
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's intentional flight into adverse weather. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to obtain a weather briefing and his failure to follow the balloon manufacturer's published emergency procedure for weather deterioration during flight.

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