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Aviation accident GAA15CA157

MINR · BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY8 - 24 · 2015-07-02 · Provo, UT, USA

Event

NTSB number
GAA15CA157
Event ID
20150706X63628
Type
Accident
Date
2015-07-02
Location
Provo, UT, USA
Coordinates
40.245555, -111.664169

Injuries

Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
5
Total aboard
6

Aircraft

Make
BALLOON WORKS
Model
FIREFLY8 - 24
Registration
N7148P
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

**This report was modified on 4/21/2016. Please see the public docket for this accident for more information.** The failure of the Balony balloon pilot to see and avoid the Balloon Works balloon during an ascent, which resulted in the basket of the Balony balloon colliding vertically with the envelope of the Balloon Works balloon.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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