2012 Ljubljana Marshes hot air balloon crash

2012 Ljubljana Marshes hot air balloon crash
Accident
Date23 August 2012 (2012-08-23)
SummaryCollision with trees and fire on landing
SiteLjubljana Marsh, Municipality of Ig, Slovenia
45°59′20″N 14°31′37″E / 45.988754°N 14.526944°E / 45.988754; 14.526944
Aircraft
Aircraft typeLindstrand LBL 600C
RegistrationS5-OLO
Occupants32
Passengers30
Crew2
Fatalities6
Injuries26
Survivors26

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]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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]
  3. ^ "Hot air balloon crash kills four in Slovenia". BBC News. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.