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Boituva-Centro Nacional de Páraquedismo Airfield, SP (SDOI)
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CENIPA
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Narrative: The balloon took off from the National Parachuting Center Aerodrome (SDOI), Boituva, SP, in order to perform a panoramic flight, with two crew members and eight passengers on board. During the flight, due to the intensity of the winds, the pilot decided to return to the ground. During the landing, the balloon's basket collided with an uneven terrain on the banks of Rodovia Castello Branco (SP-280), at km 104.