- Last Name:Carterton Ballooning Tragedy
- Country:New Zealand
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A holiday ballooning experience ended in tragedy for five couples and their pilot in Carterton. The balloon burst into flames after hitting power lines. There were no survivors. The accident happened just 40 mins after take off on a calm summer's morning. The Carterton ballooning tragedy is the worst New Zealand air disaster since the Erebus crash in 1979.
Victims - click on the name to view their memory page
Hopping, Lance (53) - Carterton - Pilot
Still, Alexis (19) - Wellington
Jordann, Chrisjan (21) - Wellington
Dean, Desmond (70) - Masterton
Dean, Ann (65) - Masterton
Cox, Howard (71) - Wellington
Cox, Diana (63) - Wellington
Bennett, Valerie (70) - Masterton
Dellabarca, Denise (58) - Paraparaumu
Hopkirk, Stephen (50) - Lower Hutt
Harter, Belinda (49) - Lower Hutt
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