2012 Carterton hot air balloon crash
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2012 Carterton hot air balloon crash
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On 7 January 2012, a scenic hot air balloon flight from Carterton, New Zealand, collided with a high-voltage power line while attempting to land, causing it to catch fire, disintegrate and crash just north of the town, killing all eleven people on board. An inquiry into the accident by the Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) concluded that the balloon pilot had made an error of judgement when contact with the power lines became imminent, trying to outclimb the power lines rather t
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Disaster in New Zealand in January 2012
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Carterton_hot_air_balloon_crash
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2023-01-07T20:47:21Z
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