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| Date: | Sunday 27 April 2025 |
| Time: | c. 07:30 LT |
| Type: |  Ultramagic M-65C |
| Owner/operator: | NHS Balloon Team |
| Registration: | JA-A1721 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Yokowa, Saku city, Nagano prefecture -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
An Ultramagic M-65C on a training flight for "Hot Air Balloon in Saku 2025" which will be held from 3rd through 5th May, crashed onto a roof of a occupied light vehicle during a rapid descent for landing. The roof of the vehicle sustained a dent. ~
No reported injuries among two people onboard the balloon and a woman in the vehicle.
Sources:
https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/1881645?display=1
https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/1882863?display=1
https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/1883193?display=1
https://www.sakukankou.jp/balloon/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdcvX6o67c4 (video in 2024)
https://9334322.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/9334322/hubfs/Yammer1%E6%8A%95%E7%A8%BF%E7%9B%AE.jpg?width=746&length=746&name=Yammer1%E6%8A%95%E7%A8%BF%E7%9B%AE.jpg (photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Apr-2025 05:21 | isamuel | Added |
| 29-Apr-2025 07:00 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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