Alfred Nichols had been convicted five times and had been stripped of driving licence but was able to keep flying licence THE pilot ... Board hearing into the accident on Friday. The hot air ...

[Credit: Adobe Stock] A pilot ... Database, hot air balloons are the safest form of air travel. Since 1964, the National Transportation Safety Board has investigated 775 hot air balloon incidents ...

The pilot of a hot air ... balloon when it carried 13 adults on Jan. 14. Eight skydivers jumped before any issues with the balloon arose, while Van der Walt and four others remained on board.

In June 2021, a mistake made by a hot air balloon pilot who had drugs including cocaine in his system caused a crash in New Mexico that killed all five people on board. The NTSB said in its final ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –Nearly two years after New Mexico’s deadliest hot air ... Balloon pilot and Aviation Safety Professional. A new report released by the National Transportation Safety ...