2016 Lockhart hot air balloon crash
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | July 30, 2016 |
| Summary | Collision with power lines due to pilot error |
| Site | Maxwell, Texas, United States 29°53′6″N 97°45′44″W / 29.88500°N 97.76222°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Kubicek BB85Z hot air balloon |
| Operator | Heart of Texas Balloon Ride company |
| Registration | N2469L |
| Flight origin | Fentress Airpark, Texas |
| Destination | Unplanned |
| Occupants | 16 |
| Passengers | 15 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 16 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On July 30, 2016, sixteen people were killed when the hot air balloon they were riding in struck power lines, crashed and caught fire in the unincorporated community of Maxwell, near Lockhart, Texas, 30 miles (50 km) south of the state capital Austin. It is the deadliest ballooning disaster to ever occur in the United States.