That’s pretty rare. Those balloons don’t crash very often.
wonder WHY it crashed?
Well, they actually “crash land” every time they land, but they do try to control the final few feet to be as slow as possible and at as low a speed as possible.
But I only know of 3-5 passengers plus 1 operator. Never this many. Even free falling (if the balloon burns) from a high altitude is slowed by the “parachute” effect of the balloon above the basket.
That’s pretty rare. Those balloons don’t crash very often.
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I remember one many years ago. It caught fire which caused it to ascend rapidly. The people panicked and jumped out. There were no survivors.
One crashed in Northern Virginia with 3 people a couple of years ago — burned to death. Horrible way to go.