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The aircraft involved was a Balóny Kubíček BB85Z hot air balloon, [3] registration N2469L. [4] The balloon was operated by the Heart of Texas Balloon Ride company, which served people in the Greater Austin area. [5]
The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed at least 16 people were killed when a hot air balloon caught fire and crashed about 30 miles south of Austin.
An official said it was cloudy at the time of takeoff, which was delayed about 20 minutes, but could not say if weather played a role.
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 hot air balloon is the first successful human-carrying flight technology. The first untethered manned hot air balloon flight in the world was performed in Paris, France, by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes on November 21, 1783, [1] in a balloon created by the Montgolfier brothers. [2]
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.
Modern hot air ballooning was born in 1960, when Ed Yost launched a balloon with a new nylon envelope and propane burner system of his own invention. [5] Yost's first balloon was basketless, with nothing but a seat for him to ride on, but in a few years he and other balloon enthusiasts would develop balloons much like the ones used today.
On Feb. 9, the U.S. House unanimously passed a Texas congressman’s resolution, H.Res.104, condemning China over its use of a spy balloon. The House Foreign Affairs chairman, Rep. Michael McCaul ...