ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 83618
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| Date: | Saturday 20 September 1980 |
| Time: | 10:05 LT |
| Type: |  Thunder and Colt 77A |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | HB-BEX |
| MSN: | 008 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Flims, GR -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Flims - offshore |
| Bargis - offshore | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The balloon flew into föhn turbulences and collided with a rope. The basket of the balloon fell down from 30m killing all three occupants onboard.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/996.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 November 2000 | ZS-HOK | 0 | Lange Street opposite ABSA Bank (Brooklyn - PTA) |  |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2010 16:13 | Alpine Flight | Added |
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