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    Giant Panda Deflates on San Diego


    No, it’s not the return of a Japanese series of Kaiju films featuring the character Godzilla vs the Giant Panda.

    A hot air ran away from home. The balloon and its balloonist fell in a residential area in San Diego County.

    The balloon did not land on any houses though there were some close calls with chimneys and such. This is the same balloon that escaped to land on a median in Carmel Valley in July.

    This is the same balloon caught deflating in Carmel. Video below

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    August 13 Incident Overview

    Date: 10-AUG-13
    Time: 14:00:00Z
    Regis#: N9752J
    Aircraft Make: PIPER
    Aircraft Model: PA28
    Event Type: Accident
    Highest Injury: None
    Damage: Substantial
    City: OVERGAARD
    State: Arizona
    Description: AIRCRAFT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, CRASHED 1/2 MILE FROM THE RUNWAY, MOGOLLON AIRPARK, OVERGAARD, AZ
    Flight Phase: TAKEOFF (TOF)

    Date: 10-AUG-13
    Time: 13:25:00Z
    Regis#: N7811W
    Aircraft Make: PIPER
    Aircraft Model: PA28
    Event Type: Accident
    Highest Injury: None
    Damage: Substantial
    City: POTEAU
    State: Oklahoma
    Description: AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES NEAR ROBERT S. KERR AIRPORT, POTEAU, OK

    IDENTIFICATION
    Date: 10-AUG-13
    Time: 17:15:00Z
    Regis#: N96037
    Aircraft Make: TAYLORCRAFT
    Aircraft Model: BC12
    Event Type: Accident
    Damage: Substantial
    City: INDEPENDENCE
    State: Oregon
    Description: AIRCRAFT ON LANDING FLIPPED OVER, INDEPENDENCE, OR

    IDENTIFICATION
    Date: 11-AUG-13
    Time: 16:40:00Z
    Regis#: N7720P
    Aircraft Make: PIPER
    Aircraft Model: PA24
    Event Type: Accident
    Highest Injury: None
    Damage: Substantial
    LOCATION
    City: HESPERIA
    State: California
    Description: AIRCRAFT ON LANDING WENT OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE DIRT, HESPERIA, CA

    IDENTIFICATION
    Date: 09-AUG-13
    Time: 16:30:00Z
    Regis#: N36538
    Aircraft Make: AIR TRACTOR
    Aircraft Model: AT400
    Event Type: Accident
    Highest Injury: None
    Damage: Substantial
    City: DUMAS
    State: Arkansas

    Description: AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, GROUND LOOPED, BILLY FREE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, DUMAS, AR

    IDENTIFICATION
    Date: 09-AUG-13
    Time: 20:28:00Z
    Regis#: N286AM
    Aircraft Make: AVIAT
    Aircraft Model: A1
    Event Type: Accident
    Highest Injury: None
    Aircraft Missing:
    Damage: Substantial
    City: BETTLES
    State: Alaska
    Description: AIRCRAFT CRASHED ONTO A GRAVEL BAR, 125 MILES FROM BETTLES, ALASKA

    IDENTIFICATION
    Date: 10-AUG-13
    Time: 20:44:00Z
    Regis#: N230AK
    Aircraft Model: S18
    Event Type: Accident
    Highest Injury: None
    Damage: Substantial
    City: HUMBOLDT
    State: South Dakota
    Description: AIRCRAFT, EXPERIMENTAL SUPER 18, CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES IN A FIELD, NEAR HUMBOLDT, SC

    IDENTIFICATION
    Date: 11-AUG-13
    Time: 10:46:00Z
    Regis#: N10PZ
    Aircraft Make: QUEST
    Aircraft Model: KODIAK100
    Event Type: Accident
    Highest Injury: None
    Damage: Substantial
    City: WESTPORT
    State: Massachusetts
    Description: AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF, WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, WESTPORT, MA

    IDENTIFICATION
    Date: 11-AUG-13
    Time: 15:45:00Z
    Regis#: N4514S
    Aircraft Make: BEECH
    Aircraft Model: 33
    Event Type: Accident
    Highest Injury: Fatal
    Damage: Destroyed
    LOCATION
    City: ENNIS
    State: Texas
    Description: AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE 2 PERSONS ON BOARD WERE FATALLY INJURED, RANKIN, ELLIS COUNTY, 10 MILES FROM ENNIS, TX

    IDENTIFICATION
    Date: 09-AUG-13
    Time: 15:22:00Z
    Regis#: N13622
    Aircraft Make: ROCKWELL
    Aircraft Model: 690
    Event Type: Accident
    Highest Injury: Fatal
    Damage: Destroyed
    City: EAST HAVEN
    State: Connecticut
    Description: AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO HOUSES 1/4 MILE FROM THE AIRPORT, THE 2 PERSONS ON BOARD WERE FATALLY INJURED AND 2 PERSONS ON THE GROUND WERE FATALLY INJURED, EAST HAVEN, CT

    IDENTIFICATION
    Date: 11-AUG-13
    Time: 12:30:00Z
    Regis#: N25QL
    Aircraft Make: RAVEN
    Aircraft Model: S55A
    Event Type: Accident
    Highest Injury: Fatal
    Damage: Unknown
    City: ST-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU
    Country: Canada
    DESCRIPTION
    Description: N25QL RAVEN S55A HOT AIR BALLOON IN LANDING, 1 PERSON ON THE GROUND WAS FATALLY INJURED, AT ST-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, SAINT GREGOIRE, QUEBEC, CANADA
    INJURY DATA

    IDENTIFICATION
    Date: 10-AUG-13
    Time: 16:55:00Z
    Regis#: N22PA
    Aircraft Make: BEECH
    Aircraft Model: 24
    Event Type: Incident
    Highest Injury: None
    Damage: Unknown
    City: LINCOLNTON
    State: North Carolina
    Description: AIRCRAFT ON LANDING NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, LINCOLNTON, NC

    IDENTIFICATION
    Date: 10-AUG-13
    Time: 14:58:00Z
    Regis#: N27BD/BA100
    Event Type: Incident
    Highest Injury: Unknown
    Damage: Unknown
    LOCATION
    City: KILLEEN
    State: Texas
    Country:
    DESCRIPTION
    Description: AIRCRAFT EXPERIMENTAL BA-100, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, FORCE LANDED IN A FIELD, NEAR KILLEEN, TX

    IDENTIFICATION
    Date: 11-AUG-13
    Time: 18:52:00Z
    Regis#: N2559Z
    Aircraft Make: PIPER
    Aircraft Model: PA23
    Event Type: Incident
    Highest Injury: None
    Damage: Minor
    City: BILLINGS
    State: Montana
    Description: AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF ROLL, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, BILLINGS, MT

    IDENTIFICATION
    Date: 12-AUG-13
    Time: 09:57:00Z
    Regis#: N4969J
    Aircraft Make: PIPER
    Aircraft Model: PA28R
    Event Type: Incident
    Highest Injury: None
    Damage: Unknown
    City: FREDERICKSBURG
    State: Virginia
    Description: AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED ON A PARKING LOT, FREDERICKSBURG, VA
    Total Fatal: 0

    IDENTIFICATION
    Date: 11-AUG-13
    Time: 21:54:00Z
    Regis#: N557BB
    Aircraft Make: RANS
    Aircraft Model: S12
    Event Type: Incident
    Highest Injury: None
    Damage: Unknown
    City: DORCHESTER
    State: Maryland
    Description: AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED IN THE WATER OFF ELLIOTT ISLAND, NEAR DORCHESTER, MD

    IDENTIFICATION
    Date: 11-AUG-13
    Time: 14:30:00Z
    Regis#: N61JB
    Aircraft Make: MITSUBISHI
    Aircraft Model: MU2B
    Event Type: Incident
    Highest Injury: None
    Damage: Unknown
    City: COLUMBUS
    State: Ohio
    Description: AIRCRAFT ON LANDING WENT OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS, RICKENBACKER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, COLUMBUS, OH

    END NOTICE
    IDENTIFICATION
    Date: 11-AUG-13
    Time: 21:05:00Z
    Regis#: N73091
    Aircraft Make: CESSNA
    Aircraft Model: 172
    Event Type: Incident
    Highest Injury: None
    Damage: None
    City: NEW LONDON
    State: New Hampshire
    Description: AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED ON A HIGHWAY, NEAR NEW LONDON, NH

    IDENTIFICATION
    Date: 11-AUG-13
    Time: 17:28:00Z
    Regis#: N8147J
    Aircraft Make: PIPER
    Aircraft Model: PA32
    Event Type: Incident
    Highest Injury: None
    Damage: Unknown
    City: ALEXANDRIA
    State: Louisiana
    Description: AIRCRAFT ON LANDING NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, ALEXANDRIA, LA

    IDENTIFICATION
    Date: 11-AUG-13
    Time: 01:45:00Z
    Regis#: N82736
    Aircraft Make: PIPER
    Aircraft Model: PA18
    Event Type: Incident
    Highest Injury: None
    Damage: Minor
    City: FAREWELL LAKE
    State: Alaska
    Description: AIRCRAFT ON LANDING STRUCK THE PROP, FAREWELL LAKE AIRSTRIP, ALASKA

    IDENTIFICATION
    Date: 11-AUG-13
    Time: 20:38:00Z
    Regis#: N88448
    Aircraft Make: PIPER
    Aircraft Model: J3C
    Event Type: Incident
    Highest Injury: None
    Aircraft Missing:
    Damage: Minor
    City: TITUSVILLE
    State: Florida
    Description: AIRCRAFT ON LANDING ROLLOUT, FLIPPED ONTO ITS NOSE, TITUSVILLE, FL

    IDENTIFICATION
    Date: 11-AUG-13
    Time: 18:30:00Z
    Regis#: N894CT
    Aircraft Make: DIAMOND
    Aircraft Model: DA20
    Event Type: Incident
    Highest Injury: None
    Damage: Unknown
    City: ATLANTA
    State: Georgia
    Description: AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, GEAR COLLAPSED, NEWNAN COWETA COUNTY AIRPORT, ATLANTA, GA

    IDENTIFICATION
    Date: 11-AUG-13
    Time: 14:30:00Z
    Regis#: UNREG
    Event Type: Incident
    Highest Injury: Minor
    Damage: Unknown
    LOCATION
    City: WATERLOO
    State: Indiana
    Description: UNREGISTERED ULTRALIGHT FORCE LANDED IN A FIELD NEAR WATERLOO, IN
    INJURY DATA
    Total Fatal: 0

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    Turkish Balloon Fairy chimneys crash


    A Lindstrand LBL 425A balloon with twenty-five aboard and operated by Anatolian Balloons collided with another balloon. The balloon was flying over volcanoes known in Turkey as “fairy chimneys” when the collision with the other balloon’s basket caused the balloon to rip, and then it crashed.

    The three fatalities Kohelman Ellen (76) Maria Luiza Gomes (71) and Mariua Rosas (65) were all Brazilian tourists. Twenty-two were injured. The injured were taken to Nevsehir and Kayseri hospitals.

    Injured
    Chahetan Bazerra (32)
    Chahel Biriand Neto (56)
    Maisa M. Lima (71)
    Vera Monteur (69)
    Amcra Jumguusuzu (79)
    Rosana Farla Santo
    Santo Wagmen Fennene
    Spanish citizens
    Lidia Mulla (58 )
    Flasks Crriols (65)
    Francisca Gir (62)
    Maria Rosario Prado (58)
    Angel Casad (60)
    Cr Casodo (60)
    Veronka Borda (34)
    pus Apesreguia (64)
    Aguebi Oyaga (70)
    Jose Maria Rodriguez
    Argentine citizens
    Guuante Claudia (52)
    Gabriella De Cetuo (52)
    Monica Berga (52)
    Puerto Rican citizen
    Michel Torres (49)
    Portugal
    Rodrigo Nevez pilot. ”

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    19 Die in Egyptian Balloon Fire


    On Feb 26, 2013, a Sky Cruise Egyptian Airship Balloon, an Ultra Magic N-425 hot air balloon, was on a tourist flight and crashed. The balloon caught fire while being tied down. Original reports said there were eighteen fatalities, and two injured tourists. One of the injured tourists died at the hospital on the operating table.

    The pilot and one tourist survived.

    Three British, two French, one Hungarian, nine Hong Kong, one Egyptian and four Japanese tourists died when the balloon caught fire and fell into a field.

    Two people, including the pilot jumped out before impact. The pilot, who jumped at about 33-49ft is being treated for burns.

    Luxor has banned all balloon flight.

    Sky Cruise said a gas cylinder exploded on board. Crews were anchoring the balloon when the ropes entangled with the gas system powering balloon, severed the connection, and the gas caught fire.

    The British foreign office made this statement:
    We can confirm the tragic deaths of 2 British Nationals and 1 British resident following a hot air balloon crash in Luxor, Egypt earlier today. The next of kin have been informed and our thoughts are with them and their families at this difficult time. We are providing them with consular assistance. We can also confirm that one other British National was involved and is in a stable condition.

    We have had consular officials in Luxor since early this morning who have been focussed on providing consular assistance and supporting the Egyptian authorities. Our Ambassador to Egypt has met the injured British National and has offered our assistance”.

    View Video below

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    Balloon Crashes Due to Wind Shear, Pilot lost License

    What: Lindstrand LBL 180A
    Where: Ljubljana Slovenia
    When: August 23, 2012
    Who: 30 passengers, 2 crew, 4 fatalities, 28 injured
    Why: A hot air balloon with 32 aboard caught fire and crashed into a tree, burning four beyond recognition. At least six children were injured. Then people at the scene were reported resuscitated; eight in the crash were in critical condition. One passenger was quoted as saying “we were landing, but I think the speed was too high for landing so we hit the ground, bounced off once and hit it again. We held on, but five of us fell out“. Twenty-one were admitted in the hospital Ljubljana, and seven to other hospitals. The injured included one brit and three Italians.

    When the balloon hit the ground and and bounced back in the air, some passengers jumped or fell out, scattering the injured across four locations and making it more difficult for rescuers. Nine teams with ambulances and twelve emergency medical service teams responded as well as 79 firefighters, 20 fire fighting vehicles and three helicopters.

    The balloon takes off and lands in uncontrolled airspace and does not need air traffic control clearance.

    Prime Minister Janez Janša, Minister for Health Tomaz Gantar, Minister of Defense Aleš Hojs and Interior Minister Vinko Gorenak expressed condolences.

    The cause is being attributed to ground level wind shear. The pilot needed to retake a health exam to renew his license in June.

    Five are unidentified.

    The on board extinguishers apparently had cracked cylinders.

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    Two Die in Balloon Fire

    What: Schroeder Fire Balloons G34/24
    Where: Villiers-Saint-Denis, Aisne France
    When: May 13th, 2012, 7:00
    Who: 4 aboard, 2 fatalities
    Why: Fifteen minutes after takeoff, the craft struck power lines and crashed.

    The basket caught fire immediately after touching the power line, instantly killing the pilot of the balloon and a sixty year old passenger.

    Two brothers aged 20 and 24, were flown by helicopter to Percy hospital in Clamart (Hauts-de-Seine). One of them is badly burned. One brother who clung to the fabric of the balloon was injured by the fall over Charly-sur-Marne.

    Thirty firemen and thirty policemen were on the scene.