———12:40 p.m.An ex-girlfriend of the hot air balloon pilot says that he was made for the job. Missouri records list Nichols as the owner of Air Balloon Sports LLC, based out of the same Chesterfield address as the FAA record. The Latest on the fatal hot air balloon crash in Central Texas (all times local):1:25 p.m.Records indicate that the apparent pilot of the hot air balloon that crashed in Central Texas and killed 16 was federally certified to fly balloons. ———1:05 p.m.Officials in Texas say the final death toll from the hot air balloon crash in Central Texas is 16 people. That makes it one of the worst hot air balloon crashes in U.S. history.

Source: ABC News July 31, 2016 12:32 UTC