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| Date: | Sunday 23 March 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Hot air balloon |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | -
 United Arab Emirates
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | |
An hot air balloon crashed 40 minutes after take off in the desert in the United Arab Emirates. Shortly before the accident the basket of the balloon tilted and then dived towards the ground. The basket then scraped the ground and bounced.
Sources:
https://x.com/fl360aero/status/1908443906993238067
https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/dubai-hot-air-balloon-incident-injuries
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Apr-2025 12:24 | SignorPignolini | Added |
| 30-Apr-2025 06:00 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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