热气球在燃烧器打开的情况下泄气，在埃洛伊附近坠毁。 Hot air balloon, deflated with burner on, crashed near Eloy.

美国国家运输安全委员会的一份初步报告显示，2024年1月15日发生的坠机事件导致四人死亡、一人重伤的热气球在坠落前就已经放气，燃烧器还开着。地面。 A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board revealed that the hot air balloon involved in a crash on January 15, 2024, that resulted in the deaths of four people and one person being critically injured, was already deflated with the burner on before it hit the ground. 事故发生在亚利桑那州埃洛伊市阳光大道和汉纳路附近，距离凤凰城以南约 65 英里。 The crash occurred near Sunshine Boulevard and Hanna Road in Eloy, Arizona, around 65 miles south of Phoenix. 该航班从卡萨格兰德起飞，目的地为埃洛伊。 The flight had departed from Casa Grande with Eloy as its destination. 报告称，气球的信封已瘪，并有烧伤损坏，几块面板损坏，顶部附近的缝制边缘胶带磨损。 The report states that the balloon's envelope was deflated and had burn damage, with several panels damaged and the sewn rim tape near the top frayed.