Maxwell, Texas, United States 29°53′6″N97°45′44″W / 29.88500°N 97.76222°W / 29.88500; -97.76222
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Kubicek BB85Z hot air balloon
Operator
Heart of Texas Balloon Ride company
Registration
N2469L
Flight origin
Fentress Airpark, Texas
Destination
Unplanned
Occupants
16
Passengers
15
Crew
1
Fatalities
16
Survivors
0
On July 30, 2016, sixteen people were killed when the hot air balloon they were riding in struck power lines, crashed and caught fire in the unincorporated community of Maxwell, near Lockhart, Texas, 30 miles (50 km) south of the state capital Austin. It is the deadliest ballooning disaster to ever occur in the United States.[1][2]
^"16 feared dead after hot air balloon crash in central Texas". BNO News. July 30, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
^Stanglin, Doug. "At least 16 dead in hot air balloon crash in Texas". USA TODAY. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
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