List Of Hot Air Balloon Accidents

List Of Hot Air Balloon Accidents

Hot Air Balloon Accidents are rare but we do have some sad hot air balloon crashes in the history of Hot Air Balloon. Let’s have a look into the list of Hot Air Balloon Crashes.

List Of Hot Air Balloon Accidents

1. Hot Air Ballloon Accident In Preston, Victoria, Australia

In 8 March 2024, A man died after falling to the street from hot air balloon. Victoria is home to eight of the country’s 23 registered hot air balloon.

2. 2024 Asureti Hot Air Balloon Crash

Cameron Balloons Z-315 hot air balloon collided with a high-voltage power line in Georgia on 7 February 2024 . All three people on board died.

3. 2024 Hot Air Balloon Crashes In Arizona

Another sad incident in 2024 as Four people died and one was injured after the hot air balloon crashed due to the unidentified issue with its envelope. Four people were killed and one person was critically injured when a hot air balloon crash-landed in the desert in Eloy, Arizona on 14 January 2024.  Thirteen people were on board at the hot air balloon before the crash

4. 2023 Page hot-air balloon crash In Arizona

On 4 Nov, 2023 An Aerostar International Inc. X-8 hot air balloon crash-landed and hit a parked car after its burners failed to ignite during landing. No one was killed.

5. Hot Air Balloon Accident In Ombersley, Worcestershire

A hot air balloon crashed killed a 25-year-old pilot on 25 June 2023. The AAIB said his balloon’s envelope collapsed as it was climbing rapidly away from this target and the basket underneath dropped to the ground.

6. 2023 Teotihuacan Hot Air Balloon Crash

Two people died and a girl was injured after the hot air balloon they were riding in caught fire near Mexico City on 1 April 2023 at Teotihuacan, San Juan Teotihuacan de Artisa, Mexico.

7. 2022 Cappadocia, Turkey Hot Air Balloon Crash

Two Spanish tourists were killed and three injured this morning when the hot air balloon they were traveling in made a hard landing in Turkey’s Cappadocia. Gust of wind forced the balloon they were riding in to make a hard landing on 18 October 2022.

8. 2021 Vermont Hot Air Balloon Accident

In a sad incident, The pilot of a hot air balloon died after becoming entangled under its basket and falling to the ground. On 15 July 2021, The pilot of a hot air balloon died after becoming entangled under its basket and falling to the ground in Bradford, Vermont, Thursday afternoon, according to state police.

9. 2021 Albuquerque Hot Air Balloon Crash

On26 June 2021, Saturday, 5 people died after a hot air balloon hit a power line and crashed onto a busy street in Albuquerque. The gondola fell about 100 feet (30 meters) and crashed in the street’s median, catching on fire .The pilot was later found to have had cocaine in his system at the time of the crash.

10. Hot Air Balloon Accident In Rio Rancho, New Mexico

In 23 January 2021 , A Lindstrand LBL-77A Balloon experienced a hard landing in a remote desert area that killed one person on board.

11. Hot Air Balloon Accident In Shandong, China

In 10 April 2019 , A mother and son fell to their deaths after the tethered balloon they were riding burst possibly due to unusually high altitude. In an unfortunate incident, a woman and her daughter fell to their death after their hot air balloon burst in the air. An investigation revealed the hot air balloon ride was illegal following which a criminal case was registered against its operator.