ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158033
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 August 2013 |
| Time: | 08:35 LT |
| Type: |  Cameron Z-120 |
| Owner/operator: | Gstaad Fly Sàrl |
| Registration: | HB-QOW |
| MSN: | 11373 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kanton Freiburg, Montbovon -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Chateau-d'Oex, Vaud |
| Comba-d'Avau bei Montbovon | |
| Investigating agency: | SUST |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The balloon hit a power line and crashed. One passenger was killed in the accident. The other three passengers and the pilot sustained serious injuries.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.sust.admin.ch/pdfs/AV-berichte/HB-QOW.pdf
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1797101/Man-killed-4-hurt-in-Swiss-balloon-crash
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/one-dead-four-hurt-in-swiss-balloon-accident
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/08/06/317484/swiss-balloon-crash-kills-1-injures-4/
http://www.nzz.ch/aktuell/panorama/hochspannungsleitung-automatisch-abgeschaltet-1.18128522
https://www.bazl.admin.ch/experten/luftfahrzeuge/luftfahrzeugregister/index.html?lang=en&lfrSucheDetailKnz=HB-QOW
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.panoramastock.com/info/iblgva02297298.html]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2013 08:13 | gerard57 | Added |
| 07-Aug-2013 05:24 | Geno | Updated [Time, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source] |
| 07-Aug-2013 06:38 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source] |
| 07-Aug-2013 15:50 | Geno | Updated [Cn, Destination airport, Source] |
| 17-May-2022 18:31 | harro | Updated [Accident report] |
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