The balloon had been carrying 13 people at takeoff. Eight of them were skydivers who had left the craft before issues arose.

NTSB report attributes a 2024 hot air balloon crash with 4 deaths to pilot error for a premature rapid deflation maneuver.

The NTSB concluded that if the pilot had used a controlled release of air instead of quickly releasing it, the accident would ...

A new National Transportation Safety Board report concluded that a fatal hot air balloon crash in 2024 in southern Arizona ...