2013 Luxor hot air balloon crash

When

26 Feb 2013

Kind

Air disaster

Coordinates

25.69° N, 32.58° E

Description

hot air balloon crash in Egypt

Deaths

19

Injured

2

Fatal balloon crash in Egypt

On 26 February 2013, a hot air balloon crashed near Luxor, Egypt, killing 19 out of the 21 people on board. A fire developed in the basket due to a leak in the balloon's gas fuel system, causing the balloon to deflate mid-air and crash to the ground.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “2013 Luxor hot air balloon crash: A hot air balloon crashes near the Egyptian town of Luxor killing 19 Asian and European tourists”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “埃及旅遊勝地樂蜀發生熱氣球爆炸事件，造成19死2傷，包括9名香港乘客、4名日本乘客、3名英国乘客（包括一名匈牙利籍英国居民）、两名法国乘客和一名埃及乘客死亡。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “【エジプト】 エジプトの古都ルクソールにて、現地時間7時00分頃、観光客らが搭乗した熱気球の爆発炎上による墜落事故が発生。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page