2025 Santa Catarina hot air balloon crash
BR-MEA3, the hot air balloon involved in the accident, pictured in 2024 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 21 June 2025 |
| Summary | In-flight fire; under investigation |
| Site |
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| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Golfier Balloons G-32-13000 |
| Operator | Sobrevoar Serviços Turísticos |
| Registration | BR-MEA3 |
| Occupants | 21 |
| Passengers | 20 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 8 |
| Injuries | 5 |
| Survivors | 13 |
On 21 June 2025, a hot air balloon caught fire and crashed in Praia Grande, Santa Catarina, Brazil, killing 8 of the 21 people on board.
It is the deadliest ballooning accident in Brazil and the deadliest worldwide since 2016, when 16 people were killed in a collision between a hot air balloon and power lines near Lockhart, Texas, United States.