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Hot Air Balloon Carrying 16 Crashes; Likely No Survivors
NBC DFW ^ | 7/30/16 | unknown

Posted on 07/30/2016 9:13:24 AM PDT by gop4lyf

Federal officials said a hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people caught on fire and crashed in Central Texas on Saturday. Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office said there doesn't appear to be any survivors.

"The balloon was occupied and it does not appear at this time that there were any survivors of the crash," Caldwell County Sheriff Daniel Law said in a statement. "Investigators are determining the number and the identities of victims at this time." Lynn Lunsford with the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that the accident happened about 8:40 a.m. Saturday near Lockhart, Texas, when the hot air balloon crashed into a pasture.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: balloon; crash; deathtoll; texas
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To: Thibodeaux

Smitty’s, Black’s, and Kreuz’s. All three top-notch. All three different. All three in Lockhart.


41 posted on 07/30/2016 9:45:56 AM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: Gaffer

The Spanish station video has a computer simulation of the accident. Flew into power line, caught fire, ascended, explosion separated basket which fell.

Burned and dropped. Very bad.


42 posted on 07/30/2016 9:47:01 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Ride To The Sound Of The Guns.)
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To: SaxxonWoods

I am sorry this happened. I don’t know what else to say.


43 posted on 07/30/2016 9:48:05 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: RightGeek

Tragic! My condolences to all the families!


44 posted on 07/30/2016 9:49:27 AM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: SaxxonWoods

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tzga6qAaBA&feature=youtu.be&t=58

Speaking of power lines...Scary stuff


45 posted on 07/30/2016 9:52:31 AM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: RightGeek

46 posted on 07/30/2016 9:55:21 AM PDT by jennychase
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To: gop4lyf
Here is video (at .40) of this tragedy:

Hot air balloon crashes in Texas

47 posted on 07/30/2016 9:56:43 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (America, a Rule of Mob nation)
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To: HonkyTonkMan

Absolutely horrific!

Godspeed to the 16 aboard.


48 posted on 07/30/2016 10:01:44 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA (war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, obamca loves America)
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To: HonkyTonkMan

Kreuz BBQ.

RIP and prayers to their families.


49 posted on 07/30/2016 10:02:12 AM PDT by melissa_in_ga (Laz would hit it.)
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To: jennychase

It’s hard to compute, but from that pic, it looks like the fire started in the basket before it got to the balloon.


50 posted on 07/30/2016 10:05:57 AM PDT by umgud (ban muslims, not guns)
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To: gop4lyf
So terrible.

Prayers

51 posted on 07/30/2016 10:08:06 AM PDT by tapatio (In memory of my Dad 5-27-26 2-4-2010 and Mom 4-20-26 12-8-2012)
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To: BookmanTheJanitor
Speaking of power lines...Scary stuff

Holy crap! Helicopter, high winds, high voltage, high altitude, what could possibly go wrong?

52 posted on 07/30/2016 10:10:48 AM PDT by KevinB (Barack Obama: Our first black, gay, Kenyan, Socialist, Muslim president!)
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To: gop4lyf

Prayers up for them. Horrible.

Looks like the spark made the gas bottles let go all at once.

Hopefully it was over quickly.


53 posted on 07/30/2016 10:12:10 AM PDT by SnuffaBolshevik
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To: SnuffaBolshevik

Yep... would guess it was a propane issue. Horrible... that means the passengers were probably being burned to death as the balloon was crashing.


54 posted on 07/30/2016 10:23:36 AM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: gop4lyf

This will be the worst lighter-than-air accident in the US since the 1930s.

What a ghastly way to go.


55 posted on 07/30/2016 10:33:38 AM PDT by Rockpile (GOP legislators-----caviar eating surrender monkeys.)
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To: IronJack

One crashed in Northern Virginia with 3 people a couple of years ago — burned to death. Horrible way to go.


56 posted on 07/30/2016 10:37:49 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (We will no longer surrender this country to the false song of globalism. --Donald Trump)
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To: SeekAndFind

ping


57 posted on 07/30/2016 10:38:22 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (We will no longer surrender this country to the false song of globalism. --Donald Trump)
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To: gop4lyf
Did they forget the Hindenburg Lesson?
58 posted on 07/30/2016 10:39:01 AM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: gop4lyf

I can’t imagine the horror they must have felt during those final moments. Prayers for all involved.


59 posted on 07/30/2016 10:50:43 AM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

16 passengers is listed!

12,000 cubic meters => 14 meter radius,
28 meter diameter = 92 foot.

big.


60 posted on 07/30/2016 10:52:20 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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