The crash, which happened in Eloy on Jan. 14, 2024, resulted in the death of four people, including the person who was piloting the hot air balloon at the time.

What started as a birthday celebration ended in tragedy when eight of the 10 passengers on board died after the boat capsized on June 21.

Federal investigators revealed on Wednesday in their final report that the pilot is responsible for a hot air balloon crashing in Eloy last year, killing four people. The NTSB concluded that if 37-year-old Cornelius van der Walt had a controlled release of air and used a different technique to land,

The NTSB's report details the sequence of events leading up to the boat capsizing in June, killing eight people.

The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a three-day investigative hearing starting July 30 over the fatal collision in January between a U.S. Army helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet that killed 67.

The NTSB concluded that if the pilot had used a controlled release of air instead of quickly releasing it, the accident would not have occurred.

Lafourche Parish authorities are investigating a helicopter crash reported early Wednesday morning in a cane field off Louisiana Highway 308 in Thibodaux.

While the public is invited to observe the hearing, only NTSB Board members, investigative staff and designated parties may ask questions of witnesses.