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| Date: | Friday 26 July 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Kubicek BB120P |
| Owner/operator: | Flugzentrum Bayerwald |
| Registration: | D-OFZF |
| MSN: | 1063 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 19 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Regensburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Balloon did inflate two times. First time too gusty, second was ok. After launch balloon contact the trees and ripped the envelope. After the trees was the river Danube and the pilot did a landing into the water. People on riverbank pulled the balloon with rope on land. Waterpolice and Firebrigade pulled out the balloon from the river.
Sources:
Mittelbayerische Zeitung
https://www.mittelbayerische.de/lokales/stadt-regensburg/motorrad-club-mitglieder-retten-19-menschen-aus-heissluftballon-in-der-donau-16662182
https://www.deutsche-ballon-datenbank.de/index.php/datenbank/19-heissluftballone/d-of/1167-d-ofzf
https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/heissluftballon-landet-in-donau-motorrad-club-rettet-passagiere,UJigXVL
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2024 14:16 | Aeronaut | Added |
| 27-Jul-2024 14:18 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jul-2024 14:41 | Anon. | Updated [Source, ] |
| 28-Jul-2024 16:29 | Anon. | Updated [Total occupants, ] |
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