... of the pilot-rated passenger," the NTSB determined in its report on the "probable cause" of the accident.         The inverted pyramid-shaped "Wings of Wind" balloon hit power lines in Bernalillo after launching from Balloon Fiesta Park on Oct. 10, 2008.         Balloon co-pilot Steve Lachendro of Butler ...
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... until Tuesday, said Sam Giammo, a spokesman for the University of New Mexico Hospital.     Sproul was injured Oct. 10 when the gondola of his Wings of Wind balloon crashed into power lines and exploded into flames in Bernalillo. His co-pilot, Stephen Lachendro of Butler, Pa., was killed.     2 Men Hurt ...
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... upgraded Tuesday, said Sam Giammo, a spokesman for the University of New Mexico Hospital.     Sproul was injured Oct. 10 when the gondola of his Wings of Wind balloon crashed into some power lines and exploded into flames in Bernalillo, N.M., north of Albuquerque. His co-pilot, Stephen Lachendro of ...
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... a laptop computer and digital camera.     Keith Sproul of North Brunswick, N.J., jumped 60 feet from a burning gondola Friday after his balloon, Wings of Wind, struck power lines. He is hospitalized in critical condition after surgery to repair punctured lungs and a broken leg.     Sproul's co-pilot ...
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... from vehicles parked at two Albuquerque hotels, including a van owned by crew member Barbara Taylor, police said.         Keith Sproul, pilot of "Wings of Wind," remained in critical condition Monday at University of New Mexico Hospital, a spokeswoman said. Sproul's co-pilot, Steve Lachendro, was ...
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... .         Steve Lachendro of Butler, Penn., was killed in Friday's crash, which left pilot Keith Sproul critically injured. Sproul flew the "Wings of Wind," balloon, an inverted pyramid shape that was registered in New Jersey.         Winds were beginning to gust Friday morning when the balloon crashed ...
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... at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.     Keith Sproul of North Brunswick, N.J., was critically injured Friday when the gondola of his Wings of Wind balloon crashed into power lines and exploded into flames in Bernalillo, N.M. His co-pilot, Stephen Lachendro of Butler, Penn., was killed. ...
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... . "He loved flying balloons ... I'm really going to miss the guy."     Lachendro, of Butler, Penn., was killed in a fiery balloon crash Friday when "Wings of Wind," a balloon shaped like an inverted pyramid, crashed into power lines in Bernalillo.     The balloon's gondola caught fire, and both Lachendro ...
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... . "He loved flying balloons ... I'm really going to miss the guy."     Lachendro, of Butler, Penn., was killed in a fiery balloon crash Friday when "Wings of Wind," a balloon shaped like an inverted pyramid, crashed into power lines in Bernalillo.     The balloon's gondola caught fire, and both Lachendro ...
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... two men thrown from the basket and critically injuring the other, during Albuquerque's annual balloon fiesta.     Photo Courtesy Jill Barone The Wings of Wind balloon at the moment of impact. Two people — a pilot and a passenger — were aboard the Wings of Wind balloon when it crashed ...
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