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| Date: | Tuesday 26 February 2013 |
| Time: | c. 07:15 LT |
| Type: |  Ultramagic N-425 hot air balloon |
| Owner/operator: | Egyptian Airship Balloon |
| Registration: | SU-283 |
| MSN: | 425/03? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 21 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | W of Luxor -
 Egypt
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Luxor |
| Investigating agency: | EAAID |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A tourist balloon on a sightseeing flight in Egypt caught fire and crashed west of Luxor.
An Ultra Magic N-425 hot air balloon, operated by Egyptian Airship Balloon caught fire during final approach which resulted in 18 fatalities and 2 injured passengers in addition to the pilot who jumped from the balloon. One British passenger died later at Luxor Hospital of his injuries.
3.1 Probable causes of the accident:
The probable cause for the accident as seen by the investigation committee is due to a hose fuel leak at the upper portion of the forward right hose connected to burner number 193 capturing its ignition source from burner's fire causing a fire that caused a major and direct injury to the balloon captain.
3.2 Contributing factors:
Maintenance actions that were carried out on the hoses could not indicate the need to replace the hose that was the cause of the accident.
The P/N of the hose connected to burner 193 was for a hose made in 2005 and therefore, it has accumulated high flight hours and sometimes under adverse conditions. This service life and conditions increase the likelihood that the hose experienced weaknesses/defects, that could have contribute to the gas leak.
See complete report below.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21584413
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/02/201322664527875359.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/26/us-egypt-luxor-balloon-idUSBRE91P04S20130226
http://www.civilaviation.gov.eg/News/news%20pages%20ar/13.html
Media:
Balloon crash in Luxor of the balloon behind mine.Heard the explosion and saw smoke.19 dead.#luxor
— christopher michel (@chrismichel) February 26, 2013
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Feb-2013 00:36 | harro | Added |
| 26-Feb-2013 00:44 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 26-Feb-2013 00:44 | RobertMB | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, ] |
| 26-Feb-2013 07:38 | FERRYAIR | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Feb-2013 07:39 | harro | Updated [Source, ] |
| 26-Feb-2013 09:15 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Cn, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Feb-2013 07:58 | suzy | Updated |
| 27-Feb-2013 07:58 | harro | Updated [Source, ] |
| 27-Feb-2013 23:56 | chullian1819 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 06-Jan-2014 20:38 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Jan-2018 09:27 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 15-Sep-2018 07:57 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
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