ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 301032
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| Date: | Saturday 12 November 2022 |
| Time: | c. 10:30 |
| Type: |  Schröder Fire Balloons G60/24 |
| Owner/operator: | Balloon7 |
| Registration: | OE-RTS |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kirchschlag / Untereck -
 Austria
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | UUS Austria |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A hot air balloon came down amid trees, injuring all 9 occupants.
Probable causes
- Loss of control during landing.
- Hard landing due to excessive wind, sink and airspeed.
Probable factors
- Unfavourable choice of landing site.
- High airspeed, sink rate and ground wind speed.
- The balloon was not turned correctly (turning valves).
- Little flying experience on this type.
- Failure to use the pilot restraint system.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://noe.orf.at/stories/3181878/
https://www.vickyliebtdich.at/wp-content/uploads/Romantische-Ballonfahrt-de-luxe-ueber-Wien-Sonnenaufgang-ballon-gross.jpg
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-2022 15:06 | Thunderbolt | Added |
| 12-Nov-2022 15:11 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Nature, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2022 16:20 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Operator, Source] |
| 20-Sep-2023 18:00 | harro | Updated [[Time, Operator, Source]] |
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