A preliminary report details how three passengers in the USA were able to radio for help and crash-land a hot-air balloon without injury in July.
Pilot Brian Boland died when he and a fourth passenger were thrown overboard by the impact of an initial crash before the hot air balloon bounced back to the sky, the report released yesterday said.
The 72-year-old took flight July 15 from an airport he owned in Thetford, Vermont, with four passengers aboard the balloon that was registered for sightseeing, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
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Brian Boland has been described as a pioneer or hot air ballooning.(AP)