Ntsb: Balloon Hit Power Lines Before Crashing, Killing 16

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Mon, 01 Aug 2016 01:30:04 GMTBY WILL WEISSERT ASSOCIATED PRESSLOCKHART, Texas — A hot air balloon hit high-tension power lines before crashing into a pasture in Central Texas, killing all 16 on board, according to federal authorities investigating the worst such disaster in U.S. history. A power line was tripp...

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