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| Date: | Thursday 10 April 2025 |
| Time: | 18:56 BST |
| Type: |  Hot Air Balloon |
| Owner/operator: | Virgin Balloon Flights |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Newhouse Road, Earls Colne, near Colchester, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | |
| Earls Colne, Colchester, Essex | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A hot air balloon crashed on 10 April 2025 into a field at Newhouse Road, Earls Colne, near Colchester, Essex.
The balloon crashed into a powerline and landed in a field. The damage to power lines caused power cuts to over 550 households in the area. One occupant sustained minor injuries.
Sources:
1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn91j1y5n59o
2. https://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/incidents/hot-air-balloon-collides-power-line-2025-04-10-18-58
3. https://www.halsteadgazette.co.uk/news/25081485.hot-air-balloon-collides-power-cables-earls-colne/
4. https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/25083591.man-sent-hospital-hot-air-balloon-hits-power-cables/
5. https://www.essexballoons.co.uk/earls-colne-colchester
6. https://www.virginballoonflights.co.uk/locations?location=essex
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earls_Colne
Location
Media:
Firefighters helped to give first aid and make the scene safe after a hot air balloon collided with power cables in Earls Colne this evening
— Essex Fire Service (@ECFRS) April 10, 2025
Crews worked to cool cylinders in the hot air balloon and worked with UK Power Networks to make the scene safe pic.twitter.com/obDI4E27fV
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2025 12:49 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 12-Apr-2025 14:13 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 12-Apr-2025 18:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Apr-2025 18:20 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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