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Pilot falls to death in New England hot air balloon accident

Pilot falls to death in New England hot air balloon accident © WPTZ police said 72-year-old brian boland, of post mills, died while flying his balloon above an area of the upper valley. four other people were inside of the basket but escaped uninjured, according to investigators. The pilot of a hot air balloon died Thursday in an accident in Vermont that sent passengers in the balloon s basket across state lines. Four passengers and the pilot, Brian Boland, 72, were in the balloon when it took off in Post Mills, Vermont, from the Post Mills Airport, Vermont State police said. The balloon hit the ground as it was descending during the trip. The basket tipped, and a passenger fell out, but was not injured.

Hot air balloon designer, pilot dies in balloon accident

Don t miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BRADFORD, Vt. (AP) — A hot air balloon designer and pilot who died after becoming entangled in gear underneath the basket of his balloon and then fell was known for his eccentricity and prowess in the industry. Brian Boland died Thursday after taking off with his balloon, which was carrying four passengers, from the private Post Mills Airport in the Vermont town of Thetford. Some time later, the balloon touched down in a field and one passenger fell out, but was unhurt. At that point, Boland, 72, became entangled in gear affixed to the balloon as it re-ascended. Police said he eventually “fell to the ground from a height” into a Vermont field and was later pronounced dead.

Pilot Dies After Falling From Hot-Air Balloon In Vermont

Pilot Dies After Falling From Hot-Air Balloon In Vermont By Web Staff     BRADFORD, Vermont (WBZ) A pilot is dead after falling from a hot-air balloon Thursday afternoon in Bradford, Vermont. Police have identified him as 72-year-old Brian Boland. Boland took off with four passengers from Post Mills Airport. After takeoff, the balloon started to descend and touched down in a field, where Vermont State Police say the basket tipped and a passenger fell out. “During this sequence, the pilot became entangled in gear affixed to the balloon as it re-ascended and ended up entrapped underneath the basket, where he eventually fell to the ground from a height,” police said. “The pilot landed in a field off Waits River Road and was pronounced dead on scene.”

Pilot killed in fall from hot air balloon in Vermont, 4 passengers uninjured

Pilot killed in fall from hot air balloon in Vermont, 4 passengers uninjured Travis Andersen © Facebook Brian Boland, 72, died in a hot air balloon accident Thursday. Authorities said he became trapped under the basket and fell to his death. For much of his adult life, Brian J. Boland was devoted to hot air ballooning, building his own craft as far back as his college days, sponsoring a festival that drew people from all over, and piloting countless groups in trips high above the Upper Valley of the Connecticut River. But on Thursday, what seemed to be a routine outing ended in disaster when the 72-year-old pilot became trapped under the balloon’s basket and plummeted to his death, police said.

Valley News - Balloon pilot Brian Boland was a major figure in Post Mills

Balloon pilot Brian Boland was a major figure in Post Mills Brian Boland stands under the brontosaurus he built on his property in Post Mills, Vt., on June 21, 2010. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Valley News file Jennifer Hauck >Brian Boland, right, of Post Mills, Vt., shows his friend Gary Barrett, of Fairlee, Vt. how to steer a home-made boat with an electric motor Boland built on Lake Fairlee in West Fairlee, Vt., on April 14, 2016. (Valley News- Sarah Priestap) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Sarah Priestap

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