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| Date: | Wednesday 13 August 2025 |
| Time: | c. 21:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cameron Z-750 |
| Owner/operator: | GreetZZ Ballonvaarten BV |
| Registration: | PH-GPH |
| MSN: | 12608 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 34 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near De Hoeve -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Joure |
| De Hoeve | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Cameron Z-750 balloon, PH-GPH, made a hard drag landing in a field near De Hoeve, Netherlands.
One occupant sustained fatal injuries and five were injured, three of them serious. A total of two pilots and thirty two passengers were on board.
Medevac helicopters Lifeliner 1 (PH-TTR) and 4 (PH-DOC) and fourteen ambulances were at te site.
Sources:
https://nos.nl/artikel/2578580-ongeluk-met-luchtballon-in-friesland-meerdere-gewonden
https://www.omropfryslan.nl/nl/nieuws/17699837/meerdere-gewonden-bij-ongeluk-met-luchtballon-bij-de-hoeve-ph-ghp-is-grootste-ballon-van-het-land
https://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/ongeluk-met-luchtballon-in-friesland-mogelijk-meer-dan-tien-gewonden/83594299.html
https://stellingwerf.nl/dorpen/luchtballon-stort-neer-in-weiland-bij-de-hoeve.-meerdere-gewonden-hulpdiensten-rukken-massaal-uit-47066530.html
https://www.nu.nl/binnenland/6365565/dode-en-gewonden-bij-ongeluk-met-luchtballon-in-friesland-na-plotse-windvlaag.html
https://www.rtvdrenthe.nl/nieuws/17702777/dode-en-vijf-gewonden-bij-ongeluk-met-luchtballon-enorme-panieksituatie
https://www.nu.nl/binnenland/6365635/dodelijk-slachtoffer-luchtballonongeluk-had-uitje-met-werk-collegas-gewond.html
https://www.ballonregister.nl/g/gph/phgph2.jpg (photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2025 19:49 | RobertMB | Added |
| 13-Aug-2025 20:17 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Aug-2025 20:43 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 13-Aug-2025 21:07 | RobertMB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Aug-2025 05:28 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 14-Aug-2025 06:46 | pbakema | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, ] |
| 14-Aug-2025 06:49 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Aug-2025 15:43 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, Category, ] |
| 20-Aug-2025 16:54 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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