Texas hot air balloon crash 'No survivors' among 16 on board,All 16 people were confirmed dead after a hot air balloon caught fire in flight and crashed into a pasture near Lockhart, Texas, according to local authorities Saturday. <br /> <br />The accident occurred around 7:45 a.m. near Jolly Road north of Cistern Road, which is in the Maxwell area, Caldwell County sheriff's officials said in a statement. <br /> <br />OFFICIALS in Texas say a hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people caught on fire and crashed in Central Texas. <br /> <br />Reports suggest there are no survivors after the ride crashed into a field. <br /> <br />Lynn Lunsford with the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that the accident happened about 7:40 a.m. Saturday near Lockhart, Texas, when the hot air balloon crashed into a pasture. <br /> <br />Everyone on board the balloon was killed. <br /> <br />There are reportedly no survivors after a hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people crashed in a field. <br /> <br />A spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement that the accident happened about 7.40am local time this morning in Austin, Texas. <br /> <br />Everyone on board the balloon was killed, NBC News has reported. <br /> <br />No one appeared to survive a hot air balloon crash in Central Texas, authorities said Saturday. <br /> <br />At least 16 people were on board the balloon, which Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford said caught fire before crashing into a pasture shortly after 7:40 a.m. Saturday near Lockhart. <br /> <br />The Caldwell County Sheriff's Office said in a statement that investigators are determining the number of victims and their identities. <br /> <br />A hot air balloon carrying 16 people has crashed in Texas, killing everyone on board, local media says. <br /> <br />The balloon came down near Lockhart, south of Austin, after it caught fire. <br /> <br />Local reports suggest that there are no survivors, though this has not yet been confirmed. <br /> <br />A hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people has caught fire and crashed in Central Texas. <br /> <br />At least 16 people were feared dead when a hot air balloon caught fire and crashed in a pasture near the central Texas city of Lockhart on Saturday, according to federal and local authorities. <br /> <br />It does not appear at this time that there were any survivors of the crash, Caldwell County Sheriff Daniel Law said in a statement, according to his office.
