The deadliest hot-air balloon incidents in history
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1785 - English Channel - Two Frenchmen who attempted to cross the English Channel in a hot-air balloon were killed when their balloon caught fire and crashed.
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2020 - Sankt Goar, Germany - On August 20, 2020, a hot-air balloon crashed on the banks of the Rhine River in the German town of Sankt Goar.
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1981 - Chicago, Illinois - Five people were killed and one seriously injured when a hot-air balloon (not pictured) caught fire after touching electrical wires.
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1996-Bernese Alps, Switzerland - Five people died in the Bernese Alps when their hot-air balloon (not pictured) crashed into the mountainside. It was a height of 8,000 feet.
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1982 - Albuquerque, New Mexico - A hot-air balloon (not pictured) that carried nine people to a festival in Albuquerque, New Mexico, exploded in the air.
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1993- Aspen, Colorado - Six people were killed when their balloon (not pictured) hit a power line near Aspen. It tore off the basket and sent it down 100 feet to the ground.
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1990 - Columbus, Ohio - On December 11, 1990, four people died near downtown Columbus, Ohio, after their hot-air balloon (not pictured) hit a television tower and deflated.
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1990-Gänserndorf, Austria- On October 6, 1990, four people were tragically killed in a balloon crash (not pictured) in the Austrian town of Gänserndorf, located near Vienna.
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2009- Guangxi, China - Four Dutch tourists were killed in Guangxi, China, after the pilots lost control when their hot-air balloon (not pictured) burst into flames.
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1999 - Ibbenbüren, Germany - On June 17, 1999, four passengers were tragically killed when their hot-air balloon (not pictured) hit a power line near Ibbenbüren, Germany.
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1994 - Osterburken, Germany - A balloon (not pictured) caught fire while it attempted to land in Osterburken, Germany. One man survived, jumping 26 feet (8 m).
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2001 - Verrens-Arvey, France - Six people, including one child, were killed when their hot-air balloon (not pictured) touched a power line at Verrens-Arvey.