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NTSB finds hot air balloon in deadly crash hit power line

Associated Press
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RICHMOND, Va. – The National Transportation Safety Board says in a preliminary report on a deadly hot air balloon crash in Virginia that the balloon hit a power line as it attempted to land.

The report released Tuesday is consistent with witness accounts of the May 9 crash, which killed the veteran pilot and two passengers.

The crash occurred in Doswell, about 25 miles north of Richmond, ahead of a hot air balloon festival. The pilot, Daniel T. Kirk, was killed along with two athletic officials with the University of Richmond.