07-10-2016 13:07 via kxan.com

Hot air balloon regulations unchanged despite deadly crash

LOCKHART, Texas (KXAN) — The Federal Aviation Administration says they do not have plans to change regulations for hot air balloons even after 16 people died in a crash.
In August, Representative Lloyd Doggett asked the agency to make changes after the deadliest hot air balloon crash in U.S. history. 16 people were killed on July 30 when the balloon hit power lines and crashed in Lockhart.
Representative Doggett says the National Transportation Safety Board has been asking the FA
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