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The hot air balloon, operated by Droplyne Hot Air Balloon Rides, took flight with 13 occupants. At around 5,000 feet, eight skydivers on the hot air balloon jumped out as planned, the report states.
The Kubicek BB 85 Z balloon went down on Sunday in Eloy, about 65 miles (100 km) southeast of Phoenix, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said in a statement on Monday.
A hot air balloon crash-landed in the southern Arizona desert Sunday, leaving four people dead and another person critically injured, police announced.
2023 Page hot-air balloon crash Page City Park, Arizona, USA: An Aerostar International Inc. X-8 hot air balloon crash-landed and hit a parked car after its burners failed to ignite during landing. A passenger was seriously injured when they fell out of the basket. [114] 0 1 14 January 2024: 2024 Eloy, AZ hot-air balloon crash Eloy, Arizona, USA
The envelope is what is filled with hot air, making the balloon rise. Thirteen people were aboard the Kubicek BB 85 Z balloon when it took off from Eloy, southeast of Phoenix, on the morning of Jan. 14. Eight were skydivers who exited the gondola before the crash. The skydivers jumped out at around 5,000 feet (1,524.00 meters).
The crash results in 19 deaths out of 21 passengers. [61] It was the deadliest ballooning disaster in history, surpassing the 1989 Alice Springs hot air balloon crash in Australia. [62] [63] June 29 - An in-air collision between a glider and a Cessna 150 killed four people and a dog near Whistler, B.C. [64]
The balloon’s double burner failed while about 75 feet in the air, federal officials said. Passenger falls out of hot air balloon after it slams into SUV in Arizona, feds say Skip to main content
The 29 December accident was the second runway overrun involving a Red Wings operated Tu-204-100B in nine days. A Moscow Vnukovo to Novosibirsk flight on 20 December 2012 (operated by a Tupolev Tu-204 registered as RA-64049) overran runway 25 at Tolmachevo Airport by 350 metres (1,150 ft) when its brakes failed on landing.