ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145010
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| Date: | Friday 13 April 2012 |
| Time: | 08:50 LT |
| Type: |  LIndstrand LBL-210A Balloon |
| Owner/operator: | Toucan Travel/Balloons Over Britain |
| Registration: | G-BZDE |
| MSN: | 665 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Near West Haddlesey, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | York Racecourse, Knavesmire, York |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A hot air balloon crashed into 66,000-volt power lines near West Haddlesey, North Yorkshire. All of the passengers and the pilot are understood to have escaped without injury. Northern Powergrid said the power supply was automatically cut off and it was repairing damage to the lines. The passengers were taken back to York Racecourse from where it is believed the balloon had earlier taken off, said North Yorkshire Police.
Balloon Rides, which operated the flight, said: "There was an increase in surface winds on landing and the balloon caught the wire on landing." It said there were no injuries and only minor damage to the balloon.
UPDATE; According to the following excerpt from the official AAIB report into the accident...
"The hot air balloon carried one pilot and 10 passengers on an evening pleasure flight. After several attempts to find a suitable landing site, the pilot decided to land the balloon in a field containing high voltage power lines. The pilot was forced to climb to avoid a tree a short distance before the power lines, after which there was insufficient distance either to land safely or to guarantee clearing the power lines in a continued climb. The pilot therefore initiated a rapid descent, but the balloon envelope contacted the power lines whilst the basket was still airborne. The basket then sank to the ground, with no reported injuries to its occupants."
Nature of Damage sustained to airframe: Per the AAIB report "Scorching and abrasion damage to balloon envelope"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5423001b40f0b61342000965/Lindstrand_LBL_210A_hot_air_balloon__G-BZDE_11-06.pdf
2. CAA: https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=BZDE
3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-17699833
4. http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/9647894.Hot_air_balloon_crashes_into_North_Yorkshire_power_lines/_/
5. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/selby_tadcaster/9647571.Hot_air_balloon_crashes_near_Selby___updated/]
6. https://www.balloonsoverbritain.co.uk/our-balloons_
7. http://www.airnewstimes.co.uk/hot-air-balloon-hits-power-lines-in-north-yorkshire-14341-news.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2012 04:02 | gerard57 | Added |
| 13-Apr-2012 05:17 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Oct-2012 16:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Oct-2012 16:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Phase, Source] |
| 26-Nov-2014 14:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 24-Dec-2016 01:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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