2012 Ljubljana Marshes hot air balloon crash information
Fatal accident in Slovenia
2012 Ljubljana Marshes hot air balloon crash
Accident
Date
23 August 2012 (2012-08-23)
Summary
Collision with trees and fire on landing
Site
Ljubljana Marsh, Municipality of Ig, Slovenia 45°59′20″N14°31′37″E / 45.988754°N 14.526944°E / 45.988754; 14.526944
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Lindstrand LBL 600C
Registration
S5-OLO
Occupants
32
Passengers
30
Crew
2
Fatalities
6
Injuries
26
Survivors
26
On 23 August 2012, a hot air balloon on a commercial sightseeing flight crashed in stormy weather on the Ljubljana Marsh in central Slovenia, killing 6 of the 32 people on board.[1][2][3]
^"Množična nesreča zaradi strmoglavljenja balona (23.8.2012)" [Mass Disaster due to a Balloon Crash (23 August 2012)] (in Slovenian). Administration for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief, Ministry of Defence, Republic of Slovenia.
^"Hot air balloon crashes in Slovenia killing at least 4, injuring 28 others". The Washington Post. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.[dead link]
^"Hot air balloon crash kills four in Slovenia". BBC News. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
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