Gas balloon (Mosment) crash, Apr 7, 1806 (1 killed), Lill...
Gas balloon (Mosment) accident on April 7, 1806 near Lille (Rijssel), France with 1 fatality.
- Date: April 7, 1806
- Aircraft: Gas balloon (Mosment)
- Location: Lille (Rijssel), France
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
The aeronaut Mosment made his ninth ascent from Lille on 7 April 1806. About ten minutes after takeoff he is reported to have released a parachute and fallen from the balloon, which drifted on without him. His body was found in the moat around the town.