Gas balloon Wanderer crash, Dec 10, 1891 (1 killed), Vict...
Gas balloon Wanderer accident on December 10, 1891 near Victoria Park, Byculla, Bombay, India with 1 fatality. Cause: Balloon burst at about 400 feet...
- Date: December 10, 1891
- Aircraft: Gas balloon Wanderer
- Location: Victoria Park, Byculla, Bombay, India
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Balloon burst at about 400 feet during the ascent, according to contemporary press reports.
Lieutenant Edward Mansfield, RNR, made a balloon ascent in the Wanderer before a large crowd in Bombay. The balloon burst at about 400 feet, and he fell and died almost at once.