Incident Cameron A-400 4X-BNK,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269081
 
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Date:Tuesday 19 October 2021
Time:c. 07:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic BALL model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cameron A-400
Owner/operator:Touch The Sky
Registration: 4X-BNK
MSN: 4621
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: None
Location:Yezreel valley -   Israel
Phase: Take off
Nature:Passenger
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
One of the people of the crew fell to death from a height of apx 330 ft after holding on to the basket of a Cameron A-400 during takeoff.
The hot air balloon landed safely.


Sources:

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/man-falls-death-hot-air-balloon-israel-2021-10-19/
https://thegossipsworld.com/yogev-cohen-israel-man-death-video-man-dies-later-falling-from-100-ft-from-hot-air-balloon/
https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/3254521/man-dies-after-falling-hot-air-balloon-ride-israel
https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-dies-in-fall-from-hot-air-balloon-onto-moving-car/
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-58965920
https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/byxevlhsy

https://www.balloons4sale.eu/article/3936/LY-TON%20Cameron%20A-400

History of this aircraft

Ex LY-TON, HB-QFQ

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Oct-2021 12:08 claudio golzman Added
20-Oct-2021 12:08 harro Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Narrative]
20-Oct-2021 14:45 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Nature, Source, Narrative]

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