ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 187073
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| Date: | Monday 28 December 1992 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Cameron A-105 |
| Owner/operator: | Robert Edward Jones |
| Registration: | G-BTOH |
| MSN: | 2592 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Blackpool, Lancashire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Blackpool, Lancashire |
| Blackpool, Lancashire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 28-12-1992 when caught fire and force landed at Blackpool, Lancashire, colliding with trees as it do so. One passenger sustained minor burn injuries due to a leak in the burner which inflates that balloon envelope.
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Envelope severely damaged". As a result, the registration G-BTOH was cancelled by the CAA on 19-2-1993
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/media/5422ead040f0b61342000031/Cameron_A-105_Hot_Air_Balloon__G-BTOH_03-93.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=BTOH
3. https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-May-2016 21:07 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 24-Mar-2022 07:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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