Accident Thunder Colt-77B SE-ZVS, Friday 2 February 1996

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Date:	Friday 2 February 1996
Time:
Type:	Thunder Colt-77B
Owner/operator:
Registration:	SE-ZVS
MSN:	63
Year of manufacture:	1980
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:
Category:	Accident
Location:	Uppsala - Sweden
Phase:	Unknown
Nature:
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	SHK
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
The pilot flew balloon SE-ZVS with two passengers over Uppsala. At about 150 m distance, he spotted a power line with two wires. He ignited the burner to climb over it, but the rate of climb was insufficient, and the balloon hit the line. Immediately afterward, one propane tank exploded, scattering burning debris. The envelope and burners separated from the basket and flew off. The pilot and passengers fell to the ground under the power line—one was killed, the other two severely injured.

Accident investigation: