Archive · 15 Jun 2025
Hot Air Balloon Crash in Turkey Kills Pilot, Injures Tourists
Imagine a big balloon floating in the sky.
This time, one of these balloons in Turkey had a problem and had to land quickly.
Unfortunately, the pilot fell out and got stuck in the ropes and sadly died.
Many tourists were hurt, especially 19 from Indonesia.
This area is popular for balloon rides.
Another balloon also landed hard that day, and some other tourists got hurt.
This is not the first time something like this has happened there.
A hot air balloon crashed in central Turkey on Sunday, resulting in one fatality and multiple injuries.
The pilot died after falling out of the balloon and getting entangled in a rope during a hard landing.
19 Indonesian tourists were injured in the crash and were taken to a hospital.
Another hot air balloon also made a hard landing on the same day, injuring 12 Indian tourists.
Hot air ballooning is a popular tourist activity in the region, with a history of similar accidents.
- Who
- The pilot died and 19 Indonesian tourists were injured. 12 Indian tourists were also injured in a separate incident.
- What
- A hot air balloon crashed in central Turkey.
- When
- Sunday
- Where
- Central Turkey, near the village of Gozlukuyu in Aksaray province.
- Why
- The crash was caused by a sudden change of wind during a hard landing.
- Incident Type
- Hot air balloon crash
- Location
- Central Turkey
- Fatalities
- 1
- Injured
- 31 (19 Indonesian, 12 Indian)
- Cause
- Sudden change of wind
- Tourist Activity
- Hot air ballooning