Rare Electrocution Due to Powerline Contact in a Hot-Air Balloon: Comparison with Fatalities from Blunt Trauma

Powerline contact by hot-air balloons is one of the most frequent concurrences in balloon accidents resulting in injury or death. Injuries and deaths are usually a result of blunt trauma from falls. In this report, we describe the aircraft, the circumstances of the accidents and the autopsy data in...

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Published in:Journal of forensic sciences 1992-09, Vol.37 (5), p.1393-1400
Main Authors: McConnell, TS, Zumwalt, RE, Wahe, J, Haikal, NA-A, McFeeley, PJ
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidental Falls
Accidents, Aviation
Adult
Aged
Aircraft
Cause of Death
Electric Injuries - pathology
Electrocutions
Female
Forensic pathology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Multiple Trauma - pathology
Wounds, Nonpenetrating - pathology
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Summary:Powerline contact by hot-air balloons is one of the most frequent concurrences in balloon accidents resulting in injury or death. Injuries and deaths are usually a result of blunt trauma from falls. In this report, we describe the aircraft, the circumstances of the accidents and the autopsy data in two powerline contact accidents involving three deaths, one from electrocution and two, from blunt trauma sustained in falls. Appropriate pilot behavior is briefly discussed.
ISSN:0022-1198
1556-4029
DOI:10.1520/JFS13330J