What the records say
- When
- 7 Jan 2012
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 41.02° S, 175.54° E
- Description
- Disaster in New Zealand in January 2012
- Deaths
- 11
2012 Carterton hot air balloon crash
Aviation accident in New Zealand
On 7 January 2012, a scenic hot air balloon flight from Carterton, New Zealand, collided with a high-voltage power line while attempting to land, causing it to catch fire, disintegrate and crash just north of the town, killing all eleven people on board.
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