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| Date: | Sunday 11 May 2025 |
| Time: | c. 08:00 LT |
| Type: |  Hot Air Balloon |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Enrique Estrada -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A hot air balloon caught fire during the First Balloon Festival in Enrique Estrada.
One person was killed when he fell down from an altitude of about 200 metres and two persons jumped out before the balloon took off and were injured.
Sources:
https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2025/05/11/victima-fatal-en-accidente-aereo-en-zacatecas-tras-incendiarse-globo-aerostatico/
https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/mexico-balloon-festival-turn-tragic-kills-1-injures-2
https://ljz.mx/12/05/2025/muere-hombre-en-un-accidente-de-globo-aerostatico-en-festival-en-enrique-estrada/
https://zacatecasonline.com.mx/escapan-globo-incendiado/
Media:
Two injuries and one fatality on 11 May morning in Enrique Estrada, Zacatecas, Mexico, after a hot air balloon caught fire during the First Balloon Festival.
— FL360aero (@fl360aero) May 12, 2025
After the tragic accident, the State Attorney General's Office secured the remaining hot air balloons, after the owners… pic.twitter.com/36GSxeVaiR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2025 13:44 | SignorPignolini | Added |
| 12-May-2025 14:29 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 12-May-2025 18:28 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Embed code, ] |
| 13-May-2025 08:18 | f1_ag | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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