Texas hot air balloon crash 'No survivors' among 16 on board,All 16 people were confirmed dead after a hot air balloon caught fire in flight and crashed into a pasture near Lockhart, Texas, according to local authorities Saturday.
The accident occurred around 7:45 a.m. near Jolly Road north of Cistern Road, which is in the Maxwell area, Caldwell County sheriff's officials said in a statement.
OFFICIALS in Texas say a hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people caught on fire and crashed in Central Texas.
Reports suggest there are no survivors after the ride crashed into a field.
Lynn Lunsford with the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that the accident happened about 7:40 a.m. Saturday near Lockhart, Texas, when the hot air balloon crashed into a pasture.
Everyone on board the balloon was killed.
There are reportedly no survivors after a hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people crashed in a field.
A spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement that the accident happened about 7.40am local time this morning in Austin, Texas.
Everyone on board the balloon was killed, NBC News has reported.
No one appeared to survive a hot air balloon crash in Central Texas, authorities said Saturday.
At least 16 people were on board the balloon, which Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford said caught fire before crashing into a pasture shortly after 7:40 a.m. Saturday near Lockhart.
The Caldwell County Sheriff's Office said in a statement that investigators are determining the number of victims and their identities.
A hot air balloon carrying 16 people has crashed in Texas, killing everyone on board, local media says.
The balloon came down near Lockhart, south of Austin, after it caught fire.
Local reports suggest that there are no survivors, though this has not yet been confirmed.
A hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people has caught fire and crashed in Central Texas.
At least 16 people were feared dead when a hot air balloon caught fire and crashed in a pasture near the central Texas city of Lockhart on Saturday, according to federal and local authorities.
It does not appear at this time that there were any survivors of the crash, Caldwell County Sheriff Daniel Law said in a statement, according to his office.
