SERS · FIREFLY BALLOONS, INC FIREFLY 10 · 2013-11-09 · Temecula, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
WPR14LA049
Event ID
20131113X51744
Type
Accident
Date
2013-11-09
Location
Temecula, CA, USA
Coordinates
33.566665, -117.116668
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
5
Minor
0
Uninjured
5
Total aboard
10
Aircraft
Make
FIREFLY BALLOONS, INC
Model
FIREFLY 10
Registration
N1623L
FAR Part
091
Engines
0
Damage
—
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to follow the Landing checklist and his inadvertent contact with the blast valve after landing, which released propane that was then ignited by an undetermined source.