How often do people die from falling out of a hot air balloon?

I am uniquely unqualified to answer this question. I'm terrified of heights and declined to enter the tethered hot air balloon at a recent festival. However, this is a unique!! question and deserves a response (if not a parade). So. read more

I am uniquely unqualified to answer this question. I’m terrified of heights and declined to enter the tethered hot air balloon at a recent festival. However, this is a unique!! question and deserves a response (if not a parade). read more

The deadliest occurred in February 2013, when a hot air balloon caught fire while floating over Luxor, Egypt, killing 19 of the 21 on board. In 2012, a hot air balloon hit a power line in New Zealand and burst into flames, killing 11 people. In 2008, a balloon caught fire in Phoenixville, Pa., killing 4 passengers. read more