On 7 January 2012 , a scenic hot air balloon flight Self_motion from Carterton , New Zealand , collided Catastrophe with a high-voltage power line while attempting to land Motion , causing it to catch fire Damaging , disintegrate Destroying and crash Catastrophe just north of the town , killing Killing all eleven people on board .

an inquiry Criminal_investigation into the accident Catastrophe by the transport accident investigation commission ( taic ) concluded Statement that the balloon pilot made an error of judgement Deciding when contact with the power lines became imminent , trying to unk the power lines rather than using the rapid descent system to drop the balloon quickly to the ground below .

an inquiry Criminal_investigation into the accident Catastrophe by the transport accident investigation commission ( taic ) concluded Statement that the balloon pilot made an error of judgement Deciding when contact with the power lines became imminent , trying to unk the power lines rather than using the rapid descent system to drop the balloon quickly to the ground below .

Toxicology analysis Scrutiny of the balloon pilot , Lance Hopping , after the accident Catastrophe tested Testing positive for tetrahydrocannabinol ( THC ) , suggesting he may have been under the influence of cannabis at the time of the crash Catastrophe , which ultimately led to Causation the error in judgement Deciding .

The student said Statement that insurgent fighters just outside Aleppo who apparently were armed Connect with a heat-seeking missile fired Use_firearm it at a MIG fighter , and that the pilot dropped Self_motion a heat balloon as an evasive tactic , and that the missile followed Self_motion the balloon and then exploded Use_firearm adjacent to the university dormitories .

The student said Statement that insurgent fighters just outside Aleppo who apparently were armed Connect with a heat-seeking missile fired Use_firearm it at a MIG fighter , and that the pilot dropped Self_motion a heat balloon as an evasive tactic , and that the missile followed Self_motion the balloon and then exploded Use_firearm adjacent to the university dormitories .

On 14 October 2012 , Baumgartner flew Motion approximately into the stratosphere over New Mexico , United States , in a helium balloon before free falling Motion_directional in a pressure suit and then parachuting Self_motion to Earth .

With a final altitude of , Baumgartner broke Destroying the unofficial record Recording for the highest manned balloon flight of previously set Placing by Nick Piantanida .

Cora was also responsible for altering Change weather conditions allowing Preventing_or_letting for a takeoff Self_motion of the historical flight of the Double Eagle II hot air balloon .