7 Jun 2016
RE HO OI HING AND OTHERS
- Citation
- RE HO OI HING AND OTHERS
- Court
- Coroner's Court
- Case number
- CCDI349/2013
On the balance of probabilities the deaths of the nine named deceased were caused by multiple injuries and burns resulting from a hot-air balloon fire that originated from a fuel leak at the upper portion of the forward right hose connected to burner number 193; the fire directly caused the pilot's incapacitation and the subsequent crash; it could not be ascertained whether the hose failure arose from internal degradation (maintenance lapse) or external force (e.g. tangling with drop line); the deaths are therefore concluded to be accidental and recommendations to the Travel Industry Council…