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Date: | Thursday 6 July 2000 |
Time: | 09:15 |
Type: | Aerostar S81 A |
Owner/operator: | Aoraki Balloon Safaris |
Registration: | ZK-SKY |
MSN: | 3008 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Location: | near Methven, Canterbury -
New Zealand
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:During a go-around, the balloon descended and hit the earth wire of a power line, then descended and landed between live power conductors. No injuries to the two pilots and thirteen passengers, no damage to the balloon.
Sources:
New Zealand TAIC Report 00-008.
https://www.taic.org.nz/inquiry/ao-2000-008 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
15-Jul-2020 22:57 |
Ron Averes |
Added |
23-Jan-2022 03:00 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |