ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 121862
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| Date: | Friday 22 April 2011 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Kubicek BB37N |
| Owner/operator: | Garage Raes Oostkamp |
| Registration: | OO-BHA |
| MSN: | 112 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ettelgem, West Flanders -
 Belgium
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Nieuwenhove |
| Investigating agency: | AAIU Belgium |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Crashed on landing in a ditch at Ettelgem (West Flanders), near Ostend. The balloon pilot (male, 70) was trapped under the basket and died. Other 5 occupants also injured (2 serious).
Causes.
The cause of the accident is a fast landing under unfavorable weather conditions (emergency landing) that rendered the pilot unconscious and the inadequate positioning of the occupants for such a fast landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. https://www.rtl.be/info/regions/flandre/accident-de-montgolfiere-pres-d-ostende-mort-du-pilote-225086.aspx
2. http://www.brknws.com/2011/04/23/belgium-ettelgem-balloon-accident-one-dead-five-wounded-in-whirlwind
3. http://www.vandaag.be/binnenland/65816_dode-bij-ongeluk-met-luchtballon.html
4. http://vtm.be/nieuws/binnenland/63893-dodelijk-ongeval-met-luchtballon
5. http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=GDT39A3UJ§ionid=55178e67-15a8-4ddd-a3d8-bfe5708f8932
6. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000464644.html (photo)
7. https://mobilit.belgium.be/sites/default/files/downloads/AA-11-6.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Apr-2011 02:25 | sundevil | Added |
| 23-Apr-2011 04:08 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative] |
| 23-Apr-2011 04:39 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-Mar-2022 04:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 19-Mar-2022 04:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 20-Mar-2022 00:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 13-Jun-2023 19:44 | harro | Updated [[Aircraft type, Source]] |
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