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| Date: | Thursday 22 June 2023 |
| Time: | 18:20 LT |
| Type: | hot air balloon |
| Owner/operator: | Chuo Bus Kanko Kaihatsu |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Mt. Tengu, Otaru city, Hokkaido -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Mt. Tengu |
| Mt. Tengu |
A leg of a female ground staff was trapped by a rope of sightseeing hot air balloon over Mt. Tengu, Otaru city during takeoff. She fell from a height of six meters, and sustained serious injuries including broken shoulder bones. The were no injuries among two passengers and the pilot.
Sources:
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/b4d2989a0b5662fd247615913ac5bc68d73299f9
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/bd92d13763788182eca2b8440740303e07184943
https://otaru.gr.jp/tourist/tenguyamadeakutebiteitaiken429
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2023 17:22 | isamuel | Added |
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