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Five Die as Balloon Crashes Onto Albuquerque Street
A Cameron C-120 hot air balloon struck power lines and crashed onto a busy west Albuquerque street killing five aboard including the parents of an Albuquerque Police Department officer. The gondola burned, power was knocked out to thousands, and NTSB and FAA investigators converged on the scene.
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Albuquerque
West Side
Gilbert Gallegos
Martin Martinez
Mary Martinez
Central
New Mexico
Harold Medina
Medina
Federal Aviation Administration
Guisher
Gallegos
FAA
National Transportation Safety Board
Peter Knudson
Rio Grande
Tim Keller
United States
NTSB
Rio Rancho
Texas