Parachute released from balloon R... crash, Jul 24, 1837 (1 killed)
Parachute released from balloon Royal Nassau accident on July 24, 1837 near Vauxhall Gardens, London (descent over Greenwich), United Kingdom with 1...
- Date: July 24, 1837
- Aircraft: Parachute released from balloon Royal Nassau
- Location: Vauxhall Gardens, London (descent over Greenwich), United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Sources attribute the failure to the load carried and the flimsy construction of the canopy.
Robert Cocking, a watercolour artist, made a parachute descent from the balloon Royal Nassau, piloted by Charles Green and Edward Spencer, during a fete at Vauxhall Gardens. The parachute broke up after release and Cocking was killed.