# NTSB Accident ERA17LA243
> **BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 8B 15** · 2017-07-15 · Murfreesboro, TN, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA17LA243
- **Event ID:** 20170715X94908
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-07-15
- **Location:** Murfreesboro, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.845554, -86.390274
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BALLOON WORKS
- **Model:** FIREFLY 8B 15
- **Registration:** N3282P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The passenger's failure to let go of the balloon's gondola when the balloon began to ascend. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain control of the balloon after landing, which resulted in an inadvertent takeoff.

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