- Who
- Scott Hammell
- What
- 2194.5 metre(s)
- Where
- United States (Knoxsville)
- When
Scott Hammell (Canada), escaped from a regulation straitjacket, whilst suspended by a rope hanging upside down below the basket of a hot air balloon travelling at a height of 2,194.5 m (7,200 ft) over Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, on 13 August 2003.
The rope from which he was tied to hung 15.24 m (50ft) from the basket.