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Lost hot air balloon


Pictured: France: Ballongruppe Sky-Birds Kubicek Balloons BB-45; please note that this French attempt at a world record has no connection with this crash in China
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photographer Pierre Cester

What: Dongguan Meixiang Aviation Club hot air balloon originating in Yangshuo County
Where: Maling Township, Lipu County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
When: 14-OCT-2009
Who: 4 fatalities 7 occupants
Why: The pilots lost control of the balloon after it took off. The balloon flew to Maling county where it caught fire. Two pilots and one tourist survived the crash. Two Dutch couples died.

All Balloon touring businesses were shut down after the incident pending safety review.

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