ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71244
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| Date: | 16-MAY-2008 |
| Time: | 18:45 LT |
| Type: | АХ8-105 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | EW-038 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Ratomka, Minsk region -
 Belarus
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Balloon impacted trees and buildings in downdraft. On first impact with trees, pilot and one passenger fell off the baloon. On second impact with ground, fire started, gas cylinders exploded, killing two passengers.
On August 25, 2008, the pilot, age 53, was sensenced to 4 years in jail.
Sources:
https://www.kp.by/daily/24099/326691/
https://mak-iac.org/russian/info/doclad_bp/2009/files/bp08.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jan-2010 23:40 | 502 | Added |
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