Incident Hot Air Balloon ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 280532
 
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Date:Monday 18 July 2022
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic BALL model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hot Air Balloon
Owner/operator:S of Cairo
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 28
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:Luxor, Upper Egypt -   Egypt
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The aircraft sustained unreported damage subsequent to the hard landing following the midair collision with another hot air balloon during a passenger sightseeing flight ove Luxor in Upper Egypt.
Two of the twenty-eight occupants onboard received minor injuries during the incident.

Sources:

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2022/07/18/Egypt-suspends-hot-air-ballooning-over-Luxor-after-two-injured
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/hot-air-balloon-carrying-tourists-27518735

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Jul-2022 23:47 Geno Added
20-Jul-2022 04:22 RobertMB Updated [Date, Operator, Source, Narrative]

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