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“I don’t let my camera go . my camera is worth more than me.”
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The scene of the balloon crash on Morven Ferry Rd. His pictures from the trip had been taken by police and may form part of the investigation, he said. He knew the pilot, Carrick McLellan of Sunrise Balloons, but none of the other nine passengers. “I occasionally go up with them, and that was another opportunity.” He estimated he had been on about 30 balloon rides, which paled compared to his 17,000 skydives. “I’m pretty familiar with hot air balloons, and I love them.”
Press Release – Transport Accident Investigation Commission The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has opened an inquiry into an incident involving a hot air balloon that reportedly got into trouble upon landing near Arrowtown in the South Island on 9 July 2021. Harald Hendel, the Chief Investigator of Accidents, …
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has opened an inquiry into an incident involving a hot air balloon that reportedly got into trouble upon landing near Arrowtown in the South Island on 9 July 2021.
Harald Hendel, the Chief Investigator of Accidents, says the circumstances reported were that the balloon experienced difficulties upon landing, and that its envelope had contacted power lines and draped over a house.