ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 346416
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| Date: | Monday 9 October 2023 |
| Time: | 19:21 |
| Type: | Ballonbau Wörner NL-STU/1000 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | D-OGBL |
| MSN: | 1110 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2020 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Crandall, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Albuquerque International Airport, NM (ABQ/KABQ) |
| Crandall, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Polish operated Ballonbau Wörner NL-STU/1000 gas balloon competing in the 66th annual Gordon Bennett competition as part of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta struck power lines north of Crandall, Texas.
Both occupants were subsequently transported to a local hospital for their injuries, one with serious injuries.
One of the pilots told a Dallas TV station they were rushing to land because they were trying to avoid gunfire.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/multiple-injured-after-hot-air-balloon-crashes-into-power-lines-in-crandall/3356375/#:~:text=Two%20pilots%20from%20Poland%20are,30%20minutes%20from%20Downtown%20Dallas.
https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/report-gas-balloon-pilot-says-they-crashed-in-texas-while-avoiding-gunfire/
NTSB
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=3f353d&lat=32.731&lon=-96.749&zoom=9.2&showTrace=2023-10-09
https://live.gordonbennett.aero/
https://www.deutsche-ballon-datenbank.de/index.php/datenbank/11-gasballone2/gasballone/5664-d-ogbl
Location
Images:
Media:
Hello Dallas Fort Worth #DFW say hello to Poland Team 1 [Piotr Halas (left) and Krzystotf Zapart (right) ]they are flying over Arlington as a part of the #GB2023 #GordonBennett Cup @CBSNewsTexas @WBAP247NEWS @WFAA @startelegram@dallasnews @wfaaizzy Photo: @BalloonFiesta pic.twitter.com/ngzMXwQm2a
— Balloon Fiesta (@balloonfiesta) October 9, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2023 08:23 | Dillonshrop | Added |
| 10-Oct-2023 10:46 | Dillonshrop | Updated |
| 10-Oct-2023 13:32 | gerard57 | Updated |
| 12-Oct-2023 09:16 | harro | Updated |
| 19-Oct-2023 09:40 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 30-Oct-2023 10:02 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 01-Nov-2023 22:28 | Captain Adam | Updated |
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