Accident: Balloon Works FIREFLY8 - 24
Jul 2, 2015 · Provo, UT
NTSB numberGAA15CA157Event id20150706X63628
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 1
- Minor injuries
- 5
- Uninjured
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: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved (2)
- Aircraft
- Balloon Works FIREFLY8 - 24
- Registration
- N7148P
- Year built
- 1999
- Category
- Balloon
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Initial climb Midair collision
- Aircraft
- Balony Kubicek Spol Sro BB30Z
- Registration
- N11UW
- Year built
- 2010
- Category
- Balloon
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Initial climb Midair collision
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Provo Municipal Airport (PVU)3 nm (6 km) south-west
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