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| Date: | Wednesday 31 January 1996 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | balloon |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | n/a |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Tümmelbach, BE -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lauterbrunnental |
| Tümmelbachfälle | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed from 2,4000 meters altitude near the Tümmelbachfälle. Four Germans.
Sources:
Weser-Kurier 1 March 1996, p16
https://reuters.screenocean.com/record/1005206
https://www.srf.ch/play/tv/schweiz-aktuell/video/ursachen-ballonunfall?urn=urn:srf:video:b419cf5e-2451-43c3-93b2-57502bfd2425
https://www.blick.ch/schweiz/ballon-unglueck-toter-und-verletzte-bei-ballon-unfall-id1421448.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jun-2025 18:07 | TB | Added |
| 24-Jun-2025 09:43 | ASN | Updated [Date, Phase, Source, ] |
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