Hot Air Balloon Hits 33,000 Volt Wire | Last Moments

This encounter between a hot air balloon and a high-voltage wire goes about the way you'd expect.
"On 7 January 2012, a scenic hot air balloon flight from Carterton, New Zealand, collided with a high-voltage power line while attempting to land, causing it to catch fire, disintegrate and crash just north of the town, killing all eleven people on board.
An inquiry into the accident by the Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) concluded that the balloon pilot had made an error of judgement when contact with the power lines became imminent, trying to outclimb the power lines rather than using the rapid descent system to drop the balloon quickly to the ground below. Toxicology analysis of the balloon pilot, Lance Hopping, after the accident tested positive for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), suggesting he may have been under the influence of cannabis at the time of the crash, which ultimately led to the error in judgement. The crash was the sixth transport accident in ten years the TAIC had investigated which involved key people testing positive for drugs or alcohol, and the commission has called for the government to enact stricter measures in regards to drug and alcohol use in the aviation, marine and rail industries.
The crash is the deadliest ballooning disaster ever to occur in New Zealand. It was also the deadliest air disaster to occur in mainland New Zealand since the 1963 crash of New Zealand National Airways Corporation Flight 441, and the deadliest crash involving a New Zealand aircraft since 1979 crash of Air New Zealand Flight 901 into Mount Erebus."
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[@AnatomyoftheHeads]

Why did they nuke your Twitter?

[@pjdj]

Only 2 likes?

[@shadychandelure2602]

Hey Qxir I have an intresting last moments suggestion Areoflot flight 6502 where 70 people died because of a dare, it fits right into the other absurd things of this channel.

[@loopyloon5401]

I'd recommend you do a video about Robert Cocking.

[@dandeeteeyem2170]

😦 Back to old school Qxir I see 😅

[@PunksloveTrumpys]

New Zealander here, I remember this very well. It was widely talked about in the media, being the worst air disaster we've had since the Erebus crash in 1979 (that would make a "good" Last Moments piece as well). Many of the smaller rural towns of NZ depend on tourism activities, and following the accident report there was a real sense of grief and sadness that we'd been doing something like this in an unsafe manner for so long.

[@TradieTrev]

New Zealand keeps the standards free for those that work in those industries; I'm sick of bad practices from Standards Australia using DRM to prevent the true flow of information.

[@fedoracat8726]

Hey! im from NZ too

[@skunkrat01]

@@TradieTrev Fellow Aussie here, just for context. But it sounds to me like looser standards and practices were not what this situation required. I know I'll cop it for being a Karen, but I'm a bit baffled by that statement. I don't work in tourism so I have no idea what the industry's like on the inside, but actually, a stupid government body making a stupid rule because they don't understand what a given industry is like on the inside isn't a foreign concept. So maybe I've talked myself back around from baffled to just yeah, I bet shit is shit

[@RemusKingOfRome]

Fall to your death, Burn to death ,all thanks to a druggy ... seems to be a common story in the west these days, drugs + death are linked so tight

[@chattingesque372]

You liar. It was news, but it wasn't BIG news.

[@skunkrat01]

I live in Australia, and I remember this happening, and the horror felt by everyone on both sides of the ditch. Cannot imagine watching my loved ones die like that. Just terrifying

[@danevertt3210]

Both sides of the ditch?

[@Glassgate]

@@danevertt3210 Tasman Sea probably

[@ratatouillepg3135]

I live in new zealand

[@skunkrat01]

@@danevertt3210 Tasman Sea, it's between Australia and NZ. Both countries refer to things happening in the other as "across the ditch". Guess I was trying to use a colloquial term as a big hug to Kiwis who would have felt this tragedy harder.

[@LTPottenger]

An uplifting story in the literal sense but not any other

[@drkatel]

I used to balloon often and it was spectacular, but I was only comfortable flying with my father-in-law, a cautious and competent pilot. He had no problem canceling a flight if conditions were less than perfect. I met too many pilots who were not so cautious, especially those who flew commercially and didn’t want to disappoint paying customers. I never, ever complained if Dad said we weren’t flying, even if we had gotten up at 5am to hit the launch field. We’d just leave and grab a great breakfast somewhere.

[@Yphrum]

That sounds like a wonderful time with your father. What memories those must be.

[@adamlewellen5081]

How do you pilot something you have no control over other than height???? Seriously not trying to be snarky...

[@blueredbrick]

@@adamlewellen5081 It's just a title.

[@drkatel]

@@adamlewellen5081 Trust me, I had the same question. This will be my layperson explanation. Piloting is as much art as science. First is knowing exactly how long it takes for your specific balloon to respond to adding heat (via burning) or releasing heat (via venting-pulling a rope to open a flap at the top of the envelope.) Next is knowing wind patterns for the area you’re in. Changing altitude changes your flight direction as you get into different drafts. In some places, like Albuquerque, NM, there are “box winds” where you can land in the same place you launched from.

[@brinsonharris9816]

Have read of accidents like this and the pilot having marijuana/cocaine in his system. Who’s to say if they were impaired at the time of the accident, but unless you know the pilot to be a sober operator, but I’m not taking a chance on somebody I don’t know.

[@thefunfactman6098]

Wire strikes don't just affect fixed and rotary wing aircraft, folks. Be careful when flying and remember... It can happen to *you*

[@garretteckhardt4]

@@mentalpot just a tad psychotic. Guess you need to be to fly, though. I say this as someone who is still in love with paramotors, we humans are not built to be airborne. Too many ways for it to go wrong.

[@RemusKingOfRome]

Hot air drifting craft are so dangerous. The future will be small helium filled blimps with powerful electric props, powered by solar panels on the roof.

[@n1njachikin]

Unless you have wire cutters. *Laughs in military chopper*

[@makeachaininthecommentsect7953]

@@garretteckhardt4 Just because we aren't meant to be airborne it doesn't mean we can't find a way to fly. Yes flying requires safety procedures, but we learned to do them, that's why disasters like this one are so rare.

[@basedhalo]

@@garretteckhardt4 you sound like an Amish

[@IsaacHoweiner]

90% of all aircraft incidents happen within the first and last 10 minutes of a flight.

[@the5thmusketeer215]

Whereas 100% of ALL aircraft disasters climax at the VERY END of the flight….. 😉

[@bettyschnauber8238]

@@the5thmusketeer215 yes

[@cheboyard]

All accidents occur at the end of the flight*

[@hbtm2951]

Me-163 pilots took that to the extreme, not even taking off and kabooom

[@handlebartree]

@@hbtm2951 and if they even got off the runway,they can also kablewy in the air.

[@Consume0]

I don't usually find myself getting upset by videos about tragic events like this, but this one pulled on the heart strings a bit, really upsetting for those lost and their families

[@5446isnotmynumber]

@Clubber Wang cars are more dangerous killing more people a year then hot air balloons.

[@Adrian-zd4cs]

3 seconds in and I said to myself, no take off and landing are the most dangerous parts of a flight! Damn my morbid curiosity..

[@somedumbozzie1539]

Take off is optional landing is compulsory.

[@LWIcarus69]

I've experienced some landings that were by far the scariest part of the flight. Crosswinds mostly.

[@Dunkster74]

@@somedumbozzie1539 depends on how fast you gk at the 'up' angle, to be fair.

[@stephentroyer3831]

Yes. I am more nervous on either end of the flight. Especially final approach. That's where it's more likely that I can survive a crash with injuries, where falling from very high would make me dead very quickly in the end.

[@naverilllang]

Specifically, the most dangerous point of flight is immediately prior to takeoff and immediately after landing

[@sausage5087]

I live nearby Carterton and remember how much this shook the community. Some of my friends parents knew Lance and I remember the disbelief we all felt when this happened. I still think about it every time I drive past the area they crashed. If you're interested in more transport disaster stories from New Zealand look into the Mount Erebus disaster and the Tangiwai disaster.

[@mettaloll317]

going on a vacation by plane tomorrow, this is exactly what i needed

[@Defender78]

Well you clicked on it.. But then again whenever Qxir releases any video, I view it immediately. Have a safe flight tomorrow!

[@pastuh]

"Mayday" documentary serial already have 20 seasons, but thanks for 21

[@somedumbozzie1539]

Beat up Old Jetliner Bob Rivers kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIbZipuebrdgfac

[@THECHAIR.]

if anything plane is the safest way to travel

[@hbtm2951]

It's not a balloon lol

[@everettstormy]

My dad has this storie from when he worked on a crop dusting crew. He was the flag man as well as responsible for refueling and various other tasks. One day they fueled up the plane and got started. My dad was running his quad up and down the road scoping things out for the pilot when the engine started to miss in the plane. It was heading away from the road they landed on and as soon as it missed the pilot swung the plane around as quickly as possible. As he did the engine cut out. So the plane lost most of its speed due to the sharp turn, and the engine was no longer pulling it along. On top of that there was a highline wire running between the road and feild the plane was over. Immediately he started trying to re-start the engine only getting a second of power out of it but just enough. As soon as it fire he pulled back to brought the plane into a steep climb losing most of his speed but gaining another 20 feet of altitude he just cleared the top wire with his tail wheel. Turns out someone had sabotaged the fuel tank with about 50 gallons of water. They spent the rest of the day sorting the water out of the kerosene with five gallon buckets.

[@JTA1961]

Tanks for sharing...even tho it was the watered-down version

[@supertramp6011]

That sounds like attempted murder- greeny activists? Also love the fact that they salvaged the kerosene,kinda thing I would do too. Crop dusters are the aviation heroes in my book . Farmers in the air!👌👌

[@everettstormy]

@@JTA1961 yeah there are a lot of details missing but my dad only tells his storys once usually he told that one years ago and I'm to lazy to type it all out

[@everettstormy]

@@supertramp6011 yeah possible I'm not sure tbh

[@supertramp6011]

@@everettstormy ask him about it again, and share it all with us. Once these stories are gone, they’re gone forever. Glad the old boy made it through that one alive. Bet he has plenty more tales to share. Give him some love from Scotland!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@IKEMENOsakaman]

Hot air balloons are quite scary. I'm 7'2, and when I was in Hokkaido, I was on a hot air balloon, and the fire literally burned my hair. There was a big panic on the air balloon, but we were like 300 ft off the ground, so I had to wait to fully extinguish the fire until we safely landed. That's why I'm partially bald on my head. I've never ridden a hot air balloon since then.

[@itakeeee22225]

Damn

[@Traxnrax]

As a 7'2" person in Japan you should have realized nothing, and I mean NOTHING, is made for you.

[@John_the_badass]

True

[@TheJumperYT]

Of all the things that never happened, this never happened the most

[@megapet777]

yeah I dont know why anyone would want to go on a hot air balloon.

[@stesilaus1688]

The most cheerful channel on KZbin ... You won't find any cat videos here, unless maybe they're about cats bursting into flames.

[@stewartw.9151]

I experienced a similar thing when flying a hot air balloon in S.Africa in 1977. There was a competition happening for the few balloons in the country at that time, about 12 in number. I was asked to take a photographer from a local daily Johannesburg newspaper after the competition task had ended so he could get some aerial shots. The flight lasted only about 20 minutes and he had his shots, so I set up for a landing in a small field ahead and established an approach to that field intending to land close to the upwind end of the field to be sure not to overshoot. As we neared the field, I noticed amongst trees a set of power lines on poles about 6 metres high but the stable approach would take us over those. However as we came close to the lines, the following wind taking us to our landing at only about walking speed, died completely and our forward trajectory reduced by at least 50% or more, whist we were of course still in the descent. Thus the angle of approach now changed to a steeper approach, and it was soon apparent that the power lines became a problem! I hit the gas burner to try to lift the balloon, but the inherent delay meant that we would hit the lines. Luckily the balloon basket floor (of non-conductive wood) actually settled gently onto the uppermost line of three, and forced all the three lines together. I was still inputting heat into the balloon envelope to try to climb away but before that could be accomplished there was a loud crack, and a spherical ball of brilliant blue flame sped along the line to the nearest post. This separated the line from the connector and destroyed the electrical circuit, removing any danger. We landed safely just a few minutes later with no damage to balloon or occupants. It could have been very different however. Shortly afterwards a van arrived from the local electricity utility and the guy told me I had disconnected scores of homes in that area and that I would be getting the account for repairs. He took my details, but I never saw any account! I still have the front page of the newspaper relating my 15 minutes of fame! I wonder of this terrible accident in NZ could have had similar cause?

[@GilmerJohn]

I find myself wondering how quickly the balloon would fall is you "dump" the hot air (isn't there a cord that the pilot can pull to do this?)

[@stewartw.9151]

@@GilmerJohn There is a way to dump the hot air out of the balloon. By pulling the rip-cord as it is called, a section of the balloon envelope can be opened, This allows the heat supporting the craft to dissipate quite quickly and a descent will follow. However like everything on balloons, it does not happen instantly! Once the descent does begin however, the next problem you have is that you build momentum in the descent and need to worry about hitting the ground too hard! So you control this with judicious use of the burner to add back heat.

[@Zulf85]

What a story! I'm so glad everything turned out well for you, because that must have been terrifying

[@davidmann4533]

I wouldn’t call that same I would call that attention too bad luck and maybe stupidity

[@stewartw.9151]

​@@davidmann4533 I guess you would, but you would be wrong.

[@jppitman1]

My sister and I took up our Mother in a hot air balloon in July, 2000 for her 80th birthday. She loved it, hooting and hollering along the trip. It was one of the most magical experiences I have ever had. Just floating along on the golden summer morning rays, cows mooing and horses neighing below. Our pilot was so good, he took us down to the tree tops close enough to grab leaves, then back up and on our way. He called it "severe clear" because you could see Washington National Cathedral in Washington DC from upper Montgomery County, Maryland. Plus there was another balloon in tandem with us some distance away. The ascent was naturally smooth and away you go. The landing, however, is something for which you must brace yourself as there are no retro rockets and you are dragged for some distance. At any farm he landed on, he would leave a bottle of champagne on the home`s doorstep. Our gondola was only big enough for 4 people; I had no idea they could be made to take 11! I wonder that if it was a smaller type if the balloon would have cleared the power lines.

[@Dos_Caffeine]

Ah, time for more morbid curiosities

[@Oblivisci........]

What's always been so insane to me is that the chances of dying from a hot air balloon or a commercial plane is so much less likely than when we get into our cars everyday.

[@Maesterful]

Though if everyone who had a car also owned a hot air balloons the chances would go way up

[@johnladuke6475]

George Carlin also taught me that you won't notice many pilots getting out to exchange insurance information after a crash.

[@Eye_Of_Odin978]

@@johnladuke6475 Probably because a mid-air collision between two planes is extremely unlikely bruh. Who you gonna exchange info with? The ground? Yeah, he just meant that the crashes are more deadly, but c'mon, that joke doesn't even make sense from the get-go. George Carlin gets worshipped online but he's really not as clever as everyone thinks he is. Dude was just a bitter hippy who thought bitching about everything he didn't like on-stage was comedy lmfao

[@motosk8er2]

@@Eye_Of_Odin978 Lets hear some of your comedy then, since you seem to think your the authority on who is funny and who isn’t.

[@Geck_Gxng]

@@Maesterful I don’t think that’s how it works but ok

[@the5thmusketeer215]

One can only TRY to imagine the mounting panic & horror of the passengers themselves - once they realised they were faced with burning to death or jumping to their deaths (a similar ordeal to some of the tragic 9/11 Twin Towers victims). NEITHER can one adequately comprehend the appalling, life changing prospect of being a relative or companion on the ground, watching this horrific spectacle unfold, just as they were anticipating greeting their loved ones… Instead, they could only look on helplessly as their Family members or close Friends met with the grisly, inescapable fate described above. That would surely haunt them for the rest of their Days… & - as the video itself points out - even the poor Officers who had to recover the bodies were mentally scarred by the ordeal, without the added agony & pathos of them being relatives or Friends… Life can be terribly cruel, as it certainly was on this most dreadful occasion. All the more reason, then, to appreciate & make the most of our own life while we have it - & to CHERISH those whom we know & love, since we never know when or how we shall inevitably be parted from one another….. 🤝

[@jasonthorn716]

Nicely said, You have a way with words. Beautiful

[@the5thmusketeer215]

@@jasonthorn716 Thank you kindly for the compliment, Jason. I only wish that the topic could have been a happier one.

[@marlonisaac1]

Very well said my friend! You should be an author or writer of some sort bud!

[@the5thmusketeer215]

@@marlonisaac1 I appreciate that comment very much, Marlon. Thanks a lot.

[@chattingesque372]

Shut up. What utter tripe.

[@staCats]

Something with hot air balloons happened not too long ago in the New London, USA, area. A family was in a hot air balloon, something went wrong, pilot fell out, holding on for dear life, and the family, including a young child, watched him plumit to the ground and they were stuck terifed for hours in the air. Edit: Brian Boland, 72, Vermont

[@sirtwigg1479]

We live a town over from where Brian used to make and launch his balloons. We even won a flight with him in a raffle. Pretty horrific how he died.

[@davedogge2280]

yah apparently the air balloon hit the ground a passenger fell out and Brian got entangled in the rigging, the balloon went back up and then he fell to his death .. horrible

[@Bob-fh4ht]

can you please fix the grammar thanks

[@vulpes7079]

plummet* terified*

[@lil-dexxy6475]

@@Bob-fh4ht Who the fuck cares bro.

[@audranicolio]

Interesting that some pointed to the cause being cannabis use, rather than the fact that he had to make a split second decision to avoid an emergency situation..

[@GMW.artist]

Being intoxicated/under the influence of drink or drugs when operating machinery or transportation is illegal...

[@audranicolio]

@@GMW.artist they do not believe he was under the influence at the time.

[@SWATEngi]

It's easy to judge the decisions of others rather than to look at our own. "He used cannabis, so that must be it." Because, obviously, people that don't take cannabis never make mistakes.

[@chatteyj]

@@audranicolio prolonged use especially with the stronger stuff available today can affect your mental faculties and mental health

[@imperfectly-balanced8861]

Oh boy, this one's close to my heart.. one of my best friends tragically took her life a couple years ago, she suffered depression for a long time because both her best friends were on this tragic balloon flight.. I think of this incident and my friend all the time, she was pained with nightmares of the accident nearly every night. Rest easy Jinny, love ya

[@skunkrat01]

Oh my gosh Kyle, I am so so sorry. I thought this story couldn't get more tragic. Goes to show that death affects so many more people than just immediate family. I'm really sorry that happened to you, and to your friend, and to her friends. Your story hit me hard, I want to say there is an Aussie thinking of you right this second. So no matter what time you're reading this, it's true. I've always believed Aussies and Kiwis share a unique bond, even more so than other countries with similarly close geopolitical ties. It's more true for me now than it was 2 minutes ago ❤️

[@evancole6852]

one of the most expierenced pilots of hot air balloons in the area and perfect weather, and he runs right into a giant ass powerline and doesnt realize until its too late. Not the best finale of that dude's legacy.

[@jefffoster3557]

Dope smoking trumps experience. Stop getting high.

[@Jerry-sn4nx]

@@jefffoster3557 pfft please. I'll put my 140+IQ and daily pot habit against you any day. Blaming weed is a total cop out. Lame af

[@chatteyj]

It wasn't even that big of a power line, it was a telegraph poled line not a line with pylons

[@ATAdude666]

@@jefffoster3557 ignorance fosters unrelated excuses, try marijuana today!

[@ATAdude666]

@@jefffoster3557 afterall, cornell seems to think we're pretty smart

[@paulfletcher3998]

The horror felt by the people in the balloon and their family and friends looking on helplessly must have been horrific. What a way to go.

[@zacharyhughes3053]

I rode on a hot air- balloon once with my aunt. For my 8th birthday. Cant say I felt safe. The guy in control seemed to be dangerously unaware of power lines. Other passengers yelled at him to land, including my aunt. Vague memory now, I'm 40. But I do recall landing sideways right next to an irrigation ditch, could of fell in..Do your research before you fly up in a balloon like "Up", make sure the people in charge are actually qualified to be in charge!

[@jjk1172]

As my friend once told me, flying is the second hardest thing anyone can do. Landing is the first.

[@nicholasgodwin8274]

I remember hearing about this from my parents. My mother was always scared of hot and balloons after this happened, can't say I blame her.

[@JustJohn505]

i love aviation. you can say im what people call an AvGeek. i love learning from it and love seeing it. i would love to ride alot of stuff but NOTHING will ever get me on a hot air balloon. why would someone ever feel comfortable on something without wings and that wind decides your fate?

[@jamesrussell2936]

There's too little control of lat/lon.

[@tatotaytoman5934]

i really don't know why they dont have wire tethers to the balloons

[@LWIcarus69]

@@tatotaytoman5934 sometimes they do that, just go up for the view and right back down. That's not the experience all people want. If everything goes to plan it must be one of the most peaceful ways to fly.

[@LWIcarus69]

I'm all about those flight sims :) I enjoy flying but whenever I think seriously about getting a pilots license I have powerline nightmares. I'm with ya, as much as the idea of silent flight in sync with the breeze appeals to me, you are at the mercy of that same breeze.. no thanks.

[@fusososososo3507]

Every sailor before steam engines were invented

[@28ebdh3udnav]

"Takeoff is optional. Landing is mandatory"

[@phillipg9345]

Beat me to it.

[@theclassics6922]

Landing is literally the most dangerous part of flying.

[@tommyfishhouse8050]

If you want a more lighthearted Balloon related story to make a video about , a few years back there was that Balloon Boy hoax in 2009. That would be great for a tales from the bottle episode.

[@Defender78]

The father in that "balloon boy" saga is named Richard Heene, a quirky 'science detective' and hoax-maker!

[@punishedgloyperstormtroope8098]

@@Defender78 I don’t think it was a hoax tho

[@tommyfishhouse8050]

@@punishedgloyperstormtroope8098 The balloon wasn't a hoax. But he lied to the press and told the police his kid was in the balloon. When the Balloon couldn't have lifted the boys weight.

[@punishedgloyperstormtroope8098]

@@tommyfishhouse8050 the balloon could have lifted the boys weight tho Watch internet historians video on the topic

[@TimSlee1]

This is like a scene straight out of Final Destination; everything that could go wrong did go wrong.

[@icedcoffee8561]

Meanwhile, me a pothead with impaired judgment, "shouldn't we not be landing hot air balloons near high voltage power lines?"

[@halcyonzenith4411]

A good reminder that no matter how safe you think you are, physics doesn't discriminate.

[@theFLCLguy]

Hot air balloons and helicopters are two flying things I'll never get into. A plane can glide down to safety is something goes wrong, a balloon or helicopter you're just dead if something goes wrong.

[@theFLCLguy]

Also balloons have a tendency to go wherever they want, you don't have control over them.

[@starfox2557]

actualy some helicopters can glide a little if the motors are dead, but not if they lose their blades :c

[@PlanetXtreme]

I believe one of the tests for helicopter pilots is cutting the engine while off the ground a decent amount and still landing (what the above commenter to me mentioned).

[@natelax1367]

@@PlanetXtreme look into autorotation. Reallly nerve wracking stuff

[@tibor29]

Not true. A helicopter can safely land even after losing engine power.

[@tamarockstar09]

You should do more last moments, they are always the best.

[@noelwallace5257]

One the most experienced ballon pilots …. Until he wasn’t 😂

[@colchronic]

In a long enough timeline everybody's chance of survival drops to 0

[@SalisburySnake]

I thought this was going to be about the almost identical incident in Lockhart, Texas. Two times is too many for me to ever want to ride in one.

[@yzstormer]

Hey Qixr, do you ever plan on doing a video about the 1985 Philadelphia Bombings? Could be a good video. Keep up your work..

[@doomguy7724]

Or the Boston marathon bombing

[@katsanddoggies9904]

Ruby Ridge Waco massacre

[@KingTFD]

@@katsanddoggies9904 did waco

[@someguy5035]

Stop watching Vice hate propaganda. They are literally a hate group.

[@katsanddoggies9904]

@@KingTFDThanks, I will look for it. There is one that I need to find, it's about hostages from Russia or maybe Chechnya- They took a elementary school over..Now I must researcher it.

[@dr.robertsmith1971]

I myself am a lucky survivor from a small aircraft crash, it took the lives of 3 others leaving my girlfriend and me alive with minor injuries. WE were in the final year of high school. We push through this horrific accident, never letting it destroy our dreams. A year later we married and went on to college then medical school, we both became doctors raised 6 children and now recently retired. The three that died that saturday morning were my wife's parents mother and father and her younger and only brother, only god knows why he spared us and not them, neither my wife or i have ever flown in any plane since and never will.

[@hd_harold7587]

My mate's dad died in a balloon accident back in '05. It's a rare tragedy, but a sad one.

[@scorpio6587]

Might have survived a jump when tangled with the power lines.

[@VoidRom1]

yep that's what i would of done, but in the moment you can't really think straight.

[@scorpio6587]

@@VoidRom1 yeah, I agree. It makes it even sadder for the families. The victims would have been pinned to the bottom of the basket, unaware that their only slim chance of survival was passing.

[@sockcheeto2851]

Oopsie daisies

[@sockcheeto2851]

Oh Jesus that got dark I take that back

[@i_am_secretly_uncool]

this is the most fucking funny comments ever

[@fergusporteous-gregory2557]

I completely forgot about this, now I remember seeing footage of the 2 people jumping out

[@feller6766]

I respect Qxir for not having sponsors on videos about tragedies. Others just doesn't think it's inappropriate.

[@JoshyS656]

Wow, didn't expect to see this here. I grew up in the same town as one of the people who died and although I didn't know him well we had a lot of mutual friends... Pretty confronting all around.

[@bradhannah7709]

We got a shock to see this too! We live in Taranaki, my friends big brother was on that horrific flight.

[@blerst7066]

For those with fear of flying, most accidents happen during takeoff and landing. So relax during most the flight.

[@Alucard-gt1zf]

Well technically all crashes happen on landing

[@juntingiee2602]

lmao when he said "landing is the easiest part" i knew he was bullshitting because landing is the hardest part since the invention of autopilot

[@blerst7066]

@@Alucard-gt1zf Lol

[@hbtm2951]

I mean, being nervous wont make the landing safer...

[@romaboo6218]

@@juntingiee2602 landing has always been the hardest part since the invention of aviation

[@ginger_jake]

New title idea: Pilot got too high and tried to get higher

[@treasuretrails]

Watching this from New Zealand in April 2022, never forget!

[@trj1442]

I've bungee jumped and sky dived etc but I'll never go up in a hot air balloon for fear of such a terrible death, burning in a basket. Missed the cartoons but I guess this was a difficult case for any humour.

[@traviswiebe9571]

As a pothead of way too many years, it’s quite refreshing to hear someone say something about the “affects of longtime use”

[@Eye_Of_Odin978]

Yeah, I see a lotta naysayers swearing up-and-down that it has no effect on anything mind-related, just a wee bit of fun you can have with the wacky tabaccy, as it were. I'm not out to demonize the leaf, but people have to keep it in perspective, marijuana isn't just a toy. It's fine for a little bit of recreation now and again, but chronic use CAN alter your brain chemistry over time. The extent of the effects on cognitive function over time is not fully understood, but we can definitely say that it can have an impact, or else it wouldn't really be a great drug because if it can't affect your brain at all, nothing will happen when ya take it. Source: Me, and my doctors literally telling me that it changed mine I just wish people today would be fully informed about what they're putting into themselves instead of just hearing from some stoner-friend they know "naaaaaaaaaah, dude, it's TOTALLY safe. Nothing bad EVER happened because weed-" People buy that crap. It's mind-boggling how gullible people are. They'll sit and deride "anti-drug, pro-DARE puritans" or whatever they call them, then sit and lap up medical advice from a burnout smoking pot on a couch who's never worked a day in the medical field in their life without question. One extreme is no better than the other.

[@bobuxman69]

​@@Eye_Of_Odin978 ikr, its especially bad on the developing mind, i found that out the hard way. I am 15, i used to smoke very often months ago, i now have mild schizophrenia i feel like, last week i woke up hearing my moped alarm going off, but now I'm questioning if it did go off or my mind made it up. Nothing could have set it off. So many potheads say it does not have any negative effects and they say "I'm not addicted" yet they literally smoke every hour and spend thousands of dollars on it every year.

[@tomwalter8357]

@@bobuxman69 are you diagnosed or anything tho? I've smoked every day for mental health reasons for a year and I'm 16, but no schizophrenia. Before I ever even smoked I had mild psychosis but after I started smoking the episodes went down to like one every few days to one every month

[@bobuxman69]

@@tomwalter8357 Nah, but you know smoking weed is terrible for the developing mind right? like there are many studies showing how bad it is. You do you man, but im not gonna permantly damage my brain just for a few hours of being high.

[@tomwalter8357]

@@bobuxman69 the thing is tho it's not about the high. It's about not getting violent

[@badmannz9528]

Wasnt expecting a video about my home when I clicked on this.

[@sink3943]

Thanks youtube for giving me this an hour before i go into a hot air balloon

[@lavasharkandboygirl9716]

Im from wellington, I’ve seen the Carterton air show. I’m glad to finally have a Qxir video based here, and it makes sense it was about this. The accident was massive news for months after it happened, and is a major reason why marijuana is still illegal here.

[@RyanTosh]

Wait, how are the two related? Am I missing part of the story?

[@Dman6779]

no its not a major reason why weed is illegal thats thanks to the bill being lumped in with euthanasia which primarily elderly people would want to votew in causing skewed results ever so slightly 49% yes 51% no

[@ericcarabetta1161]

How absolutely ludicrous.

[@mikus5521]

I have some great video ideas you could do: 1. The Bhopal disaster 2. Ufa train disaster

[@jasonotto9126]

The first 50 seconds of your narration has ensured I will never fly again... tainks ya bastard

[@ghostburgers4284]

Long term use of weed only messes up my short term memory

[@kommandantgalileo]

0:05 but anyone familiar with the industry would know that landing and taking off is the hardest and most dangerous

[@Raymorx]

As this is probably mostly true. Knowing ur on the ground Is a good feeling, also that if anything to go wrong, ur already on the ground

[@odst1703]

Something tells me The Smiling Friends were here.

[@YoursTruIy_]

rip Bill Nye

[@OffendingTheOffendable]

BBQ in the sky. I went in one of those death baskets once, never again

[@Xpwnxage]

I haven't watched your videos in a year, now I have a backlog of like 50 videos to consume 😎

[@MajorJakas]

At least they died doing something relatively exciting. Some may prefer that over passing away alone in a hospital bed.

[@maniSTMK00]

Just a well-intentioned criticism: Your previous videos (for example the chimpanzee war) where you can't be seen but you painted cool were much more interesting in my opinion, as I said just want to say a well-intentioned criticism

[@Slikx666]

I don't think I'll ever get used to hearing that a hot air balloon is a commercial aircraft.

[@TurboSpaceKitten]

“How long will I hear Death roaring my name before it takes me” thanks for the goosebumps

[@krapeevids6992]

Now now we can’t go blaming cannabis use

[@jthomas4361]

The drug impaired his judgement, irresponsible

[@joshhitxoriginal9367]

If he was under the fluency of weed he probably wouldn't have taken off, imma keep it a hundo

[@62Cristoforo]

This is a pretty specific title. I’m now waiting for the ‘When Space Junk Hits Go Karts’ video.

[@jwboll]

I'm a pilot and I can tell you that landing is the scariest and most dangerous part!!! "Sometimes I just close my eyes and hope for the best."

[@luckeycat_]

If you are "closing your eyes on landing and just hoping for the best", STOP FLYING. You will absolutely cause an accident. This lack of respect towards flying is unacceptable and you don't deserve a license.

[@jwboll]

@@luckeycat_ R.I.P. comedy. Ever flown a balloon?

[@luckeycat_]

@@jwboll Yeah, I'm a commercial balloon pilot as it would turn out.

[@jwboll]

@@luckeycat_ Would have never guessed.

[@ohjahohfrick9837]

@@luckeycat_ Bro my Dad is in your channel banner

[@joshuafraser3074]

Turty tree thowsand

[@tritonmole]

jumping and dying of a quick fall seems less horrible than burning alive with nowhere to escape.

[@acorgiwithacrown467]

Them: Why don't you want to go on the hot air balloon? It'll be fun! Me: This video

[@bjw4859]

Ok, that has to be officially the worst way to go, RIP to all the people who lost their lives, even the stoned pilot.

[@anthonyhernandez4266]

He wasn't stoned. They found "traces" of cannabis in his system.

[@Wampiroh]

Try to add just a little back light behind you so the camera doesn't have a hard time trying to focus, or you can also mark a spot where you're standing and use the manual focus to adjust the focus right on that spot.

[@krispt8835]

Bro imagine hearing something in your backyard and you go outside and see a bunch of dead bodies and a broken hot air balloon

[@jeebuschristos7978]

Damn, you've taken a dark turn lately! Videos like this don't leave any room for your awesome humor. Please reconsider.

[@WHNorthcote]

One story you could tell is when the Philadelphia police dropped a bomb intentionally and destroying 2 blocks in the 80's. Its the most messed up thing you will hear about.

[@joshuaespinoza8325]

0:00 anyone with any actual aviation experience will tell you that landing is the hardest part. taking off is pretty intuitive, just increase throttle and point the nose up. keeping aloft is also not that hard, especially with auto pilot and fly by wire tech. But landing? landing is a bitch and a half. finding a slot for the run way, lining up correctly, watching your throttle, airspeed, altitude, pitch, cross winds, and god forbid your landing gear isnt down.

[@eclank94]

Landing is trivial, no matter what you do or don't do you will eventually land. Doing it in one piece is the hard part. I think that was the point of that part of the video.

[@niclasjohansson5992]

Landing for the passager also feels scarier. The start feels like a smooth high speed train, but landing when you feel the wheels just touch the ground is sort of unnerving.

[@joshuaespinoza8325]

its easier to take off in one piece than it is to land in one piece. when you land in multiple pieces, thats called a crash.

[@Strype13]

Trying to pin the pilot's incompetent decisions on "long-term cannabis use" is downright obnoxious.

[@deliriouscheeto]

Ok stoner

[@horyzengaming3935]

Got to be one of the worst ways of being killed by stupidity.

[@braisedtoast9002]

The year is 2055. Eddie is covered in cuts. Both eyes bleeding profusely and he is nearly blind. Eddie is still trying to land a high right haymaker. He has been telegraphing this punch for the past 6 months. Eddie's coach yells from the corner to keep his hands up. Eddie ignores this and continues his turtle stance. "Surely it will work this time, it's not about technique" he thinks to himself. Thor, bewildered that his opponent is somehow dumber than he is, continues to throw slow jabs right into Eddie's eyes. Eddie skilfully blocks these jabs with his eyes. He throws another wild haymaker that misses. A rematch is scheduled for 2056.

[@WestOfLee100]

yes

[@evanrichards3015]

you what?

[@rullmourn1142]

BLA, bla, bla...shuddup.

[@ekim0513]

You'll never get me up into one of those things. Same thing happened here in TX in 2016. 16 people plummeted to their deaths.

[@badlandskid]

I guess I’m crossing a hot air balloon ride off my bucket list.

[@renaminginprogress6903]

How dare you blame this on the reefer. How dare you. The only thing reefer could have possibly done is helped him forget what date he was supposed to renew some bullshit. That piloting error coulda happened to anyone

[@rullmourn1142]

Those people in the chase vans probably have PTSD now, nightmare stuff.

[@treaceeames4697]

Everytime i see hot air balloons i cant help but think how crazy people are to actually go on them I would never

[@ThreenaddiesRexMegistus]

My old instructor said “Take-offs are a piece of p-ss, landings are sometimes difficult.” He was 100% correct. I wouldn’t go up in one of those things, they really are very limited in the control which can be asserted. Also, they don’t call it dope for nothing.

[@purplehaze2358]

“welcomes aboard ten passengers, mostly comprising couples. This brings the basket to full capacity..” Describing _that_ many people being involved in a situation we know in hindsight was absolutely disastrous really serves to heighten the suspense of this retelling.

[@SoulBluntedMix]

i just flew yesterday for the first time in my life and you upload this video

[@LittleViking77]

Of course you post this on the day of a local hot air balloon parade

[@PlumSack79]

I listen to your stories when I want to relax and feel upbeat.

[@Brad-.-.-.-.howitzer]

WTH 11 people on board and nobody could see a power line. 11 Darwin awards

[@unfinishedthought]

I really like your acid psychedelics going on in your studio:)

[@pkmachinegun]

This is why I’ll never end up on a hot air balloon.

[@D44RK_Iced_Yogs]

Bro!! Pulling a book out of gamerfrommars!! Mad respect!

[@YTInnovativeSolution]

I used to run a chase vehicle for Las Vegas Balloons. Lots of work and exercise for a short duration of time.

[@deprofundis3293]

A friend and former client died in a similar hot air balloon accident. 💔 No fire, but they hit power lines as well and crash landed. It was operator error that time, too, and the pilot had alcohol in his system. These things are a lot more dangerous than I think we realize. I'm not one to avoid adventure, but hot air balloon is one thing I'm not so sure I'd risk.

[@dallas9421]

This channel deserves way more Subs..

[@anelpasic5232]

Qxir: "Hopping is one of New Zealand's most experienced balloon pilots" Me: He's going to do something really stupid, isn't he?

[@mikesanders8621]

I remember this happening. Lance Hopping absolutely allowed complacency to kill his passengers, this was a totally avoidable accident.