16 dead in Texas hot air balloon crash

[Divine Wind]

Police responded to the report of a fiery car crash only to find it was a hot air balloon basket on fire with 16 dead onboard.

Hot air balloon crashes in Texas - CNN.com
There are no survivors in the crash of a hot air balloon Saturday in Lockhart, Texas, the Caldwell County Sheriff's Office said in a statement to CNN affiliate TWC News Austin.
The Federal Aviation Administration said there were 16 people on board.

[Original story, published at 12:20 p.m. ET]
A large hot-air balloon carrying at least 16 people caught fire in flight and crashed in a central Texas pasture Saturday morning, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
The crash happened in Lockhart, about 30 miles south of Austin, around 7:40 a.m. CT, FAA representative Lynn Lunsford said.

 

[jon_berzerk]

you never know when you are at the end of the road

live life fully

 

[Divine Wind]

you never know when you are at the end of the road

live life fully

Agreed. Live your day like it's your last since it might well be.

I had a NDE when I was seventeen. Besides causing me to rethink atheism, it also taught me to embrace life to it's fullest while I am here.

 

[Divine Wind]

On that note, too many live in fear as proved by the amount of fearful/fear-mongering posts on this forum plus those responding to news articles.

People don't fear being one of the 30,000+ dying on American roads every year**, but do fear becoming a victim of a terrorist attack or "gun violence" when the odds strongly against both for the vast majority of Americans.


**They feel they're safe drivers with nothing to fear and seem to ignore the fact a large portion of those deaths are caused by drunk drivers slamming into other cars.

 

[jon_berzerk]

On that note, too many live in fear as proved by the amount of fearful/fear-mongering posts on this forum plus those responding to news articles.

People don't fear being one of the 30,000+ dying on American roads every year**, but do fear becoming a victim of a terrorist attack or "gun violence" when the odds strongly against both for the vast majority of Americans.


**They feel they're safe drivers with nothing to fear and seem to ignore the fact a large portion of those deaths are caused by drunk drivers slamming into other cars.

not only drunk drivers but also inattentive drivers

texting snapchatting and more

i do a lot of driving out here in the Dakotas

not a day that goes by i see at least two cars with two wheels over the center line

with their faces buried in a phone texting

sometimes they dont even have a clue that i just past by them

 

[JOSweetHeart]

Well I guess that this teaches me my lesson for the day: Hot air balloons are nothing like parachutes.

God bless you and the families of the victims always!!!

Holly

 

[ChrisL]

How sad. Not a very pleasant way to go.

 

[Divine Wind]

On that note, too many live in fear as proved by the amount of fearful/fear-mongering posts on this forum plus those responding to news articles.

People don't fear being one of the 30,000+ dying on American roads every year**, but do fear becoming a victim of a terrorist attack or "gun violence" when the odds strongly against both for the vast majority of Americans.


**They feel they're safe drivers with nothing to fear and seem to ignore the fact a large portion of those deaths are caused by drunk drivers slamming into other cars.

not only drunk drivers but also inattentive drivers

texting snapchatting and more

i do a lot of driving out here in the Dakotas

not a day that goes by i see at least two cars with two wheels over the center line

with their faces buried in a phone texting

sometimes they dont even have a clue that i just past by them

Agreed. The fact remaining that too many people live in fear of something highly unlikely to happen (such as having a hot air balloon basket fall on them) but ignore the fact the likely cause of their eventual death is the Big Mac they are chowing down upon.

 

[jon_berzerk]

On that note, too many live in fear as proved by the amount of fearful/fear-mongering posts on this forum plus those responding to news articles.

People don't fear being one of the 30,000+ dying on American roads every year**, but do fear becoming a victim of a terrorist attack or "gun violence" when the odds strongly against both for the vast majority of Americans.


**They feel they're safe drivers with nothing to fear and seem to ignore the fact a large portion of those deaths are caused by drunk drivers slamming into other cars.

not only drunk drivers but also inattentive drivers

texting snapchatting and more

i do a lot of driving out here in the Dakotas

not a day that goes by i see at least two cars with two wheels over the center line

with their faces buried in a phone texting

sometimes they dont even have a clue that i just past by them

Agreed. The fact remaining that too many people live in fear of something highly unlikely to happen (such as having a hot air balloon basket fall on them) but ignore the fact the likely cause of their eventual death is the Big Mac they are chowing down upon.

i got pretty overweight myself at one point

now i have shed 47 pounds another 30 to go

the best exercise is the push away

 

[Divine Wind]

How sad. Not a very pleasant way to go.

As a pilot, I know things like this are messy, but except for a few seconds o heart-pounding excitement the sudden stop at the end is painless.

 

[ChrisL]

How sad. Not a very pleasant way to go.

As a pilot, I know things like this are messy, but except for a few seconds o heart-pounding excitement the sudden stop at the end is painless.

Catching on fire? Doesn't sound to me like they died immediately. I think being burned alive is probably one of the most horrible of ways to die.

 

[OldLady]

I never saw a hot air balloon with seating for 16. How sad. Riding in one is still on my bucket list, though.

 

[JoeMoma]

I never saw a hot air balloon with seating for 16. How sad. Riding in one is still on my bucket list, though.

16 is a lot of people. It makes me think many may have been children.

 

[Skylar]

Police responded to the report of a fiery car crash only to find it was a hot air balloon basket on fire with 16 dead onboard.

Hot air balloon crashes in Texas - CNN.com
There are no survivors in the crash of a hot air balloon Saturday in Lockhart, Texas, the Caldwell County Sheriff's Office said in a statement to CNN affiliate TWC News Austin.
The Federal Aviation Administration said there were 16 people on board.

[Original story, published at 12:20 p.m. ET]
A large hot-air balloon carrying at least 16 people caught fire in flight and crashed in a central Texas pasture Saturday morning, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
The crash happened in Lockhart, about 30 miles south of Austin, around 7:40 a.m. CT, FAA representative Lynn Lunsford said.

Damn. I was just there like 3 weeks ago. Such a tragedy.

 

[Skylar]

How sad. Not a very pleasant way to go.

As a pilot, I know things like this are messy, but except for a few seconds o heart-pounding excitement the sudden stop at the end is painless.

Catching on fire? Doesn't sound to me like they died immediately. I think being burned alive is probably one of the most horrible of ways to die.

No, they most likely fell. The silk catching fire is most likely scenario.

 

[jon_berzerk]

How sad. Not a very pleasant way to go.

As a pilot, I know things like this are messy, but except for a few seconds o heart-pounding excitement the sudden stop at the end is painless.

years ago when i lived in Minnesota

a guy was flying a Cessna 210 out of west Minneapolis with his family on a vacation

at 7000' the motor prop and all was ripped off the plane losing its center of gravity

the plane spiraled tail first

i imagine the souls on board had plenty of time to think things over before crashing next to a highway

 

[ChrisL]

How sad. Not a very pleasant way to go.

As a pilot, I know things like this are messy, but except for a few seconds o heart-pounding excitement the sudden stop at the end is painless.

years ago when i lived in Minnesota

a guy was flying a Cessna 210 out of west Minneapolis with his family on a vacation

at 7000' the motor prop and all was ripped off the plane losing its center of gravity

the plane spiraled tail first

i imagine the souls on board had plenty of time to think things over before crashing next to a highway

That's horrible. I hope when I die, it's quick.

 

[Skylar]

I never saw a hot air balloon with seating for 16. How sad. Riding in one is still on my bucket list, though.

Me either. I've ridden a few times. Most of the time 8 or so is as many as can go. Usually less.

 

[Moonglow]

How sad. Not a very pleasant way to go.

As a pilot, I know things like this are messy, but except for a few seconds o heart-pounding excitement the sudden stop at the end is painless.

Catching on fire? Doesn't sound to me like they died immediately. I think being burned alive is probably one of the most horrible of ways to die.

A dead marriage is worse...

 

[jon_berzerk]

How sad. Not a very pleasant way to go.

As a pilot, I know things like this are messy, but except for a few seconds o heart-pounding excitement the sudden stop at the end is painless.

years ago when i lived in Minnesota

a guy was flying a Cessna 210 out of west Minneapolis with his family on a vacation

at 7000' the motor prop and all was ripped off the plane losing its center of gravity

the plane spiraled tail first

i imagine the souls on board had plenty of time to think things over before crashing next to a highway

That's horrible. I hope when I die, it's quick.

it was horrible

hope it is quick for me as well