ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43102
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| Date: | 12-SEP-1995 |
| Time: | 11:54 |
| Type: |  Balloonbau Woerner |
| Owner/operator: | Fahrtengruppe Soukup & Thomas |
| Registration: | D-CARIBBEAN |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bereza -
 Belarus
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Zurich |
| Unknown | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Shot down by a Republic of Belarus Air Force attack helicopter, and crashed near the town of Bereza, Republic of Belarus. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed in the area at the time of the accident. The aircraft was destroyed. After being hit by rounds of machine-gun fire, the hydrogen-filled balloon envelope tore and partially burned, and after impact with the ground the balloon gondola frame was compressed along its vertical axis.
Two crew members, both American, were killed in this shoot down.
Sources:
1. NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001207X04477
2. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Bennett_Cup_(ballooning)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Nov-2008 03:53 | harro | Updated |
| 19-Mar-2022 10:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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