2013 Luxor hot air balloon crash

On 26 February 2013, at 07:00 Egypt Standard Time (05:00 UTC), a hot air balloon crashed near Luxor, Egypt. The crash resulted in 19 deaths out of 21 passengers – 18 on-site and one in hospital hours later. It is the worst ballooning disaster in history and the deadliest aerostat disaster since the Hindenburg disaster in 1937 which killed 36 people.

2013 Luxor hot air balloon crash

On 26 February 2013, at 07:00 Egypt Standard Time (05:00 UTC), a hot air balloon crashed near Luxor, Egypt. The crash resulted in 19 deaths out of 21 passengers – 18 on-site and one in hospital hours later. It is the worst ballooning disaster in history and the deadliest aerostat disaster since the Hindenburg disaster in 1937 which killed 36 people.