Accident to the balloon Lindstrand LTL SERIES 1 registered F-HCMP operated by JLJBALLOON on 04/03/2025 at Castelnaud-la-Chapelle

While flying below the minimum height stipulated by the SERA regulations (which can be waived for balloons under certain conditions), the pilot, busy providing tourist information to the passengers, did not notice that the balloon was still descending and did not take the controls earlier enough. The balloon's inertia, when the pilot restarted all the burners, meant that the collision with the trees could not be avoided.