Hydrogen plane crashes

4 crashes involving Hydrogen aircraft since 1819, with 7 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 4
• Fatal crashes: 4
• Fatalities: 7
• First recorded: July 6, 1819
• Most recent: July 14, 1897

Deadliest

1. July 14, 1897: Hydrogen balloon Ornen (Andree expedition), Arctic pack ice near Kvitoya, Svalbard, Norway (3 fatalities)
2. June 12, 1897: Hydrogen airship Deutschland, Tempelhof Field, Berlin, Germany (2 fatalities)
3. December 10, 1881: Hydrogen balloon Saladin, Near Bridport, Dorset, then lost over the sea off the Dorset coast (launched from Bath), United Kingdom (1 fatality)
4. July 6, 1819: Hydrogen balloon with fireworks, Rue de Provence, Paris (balloon came down on a house roof after an ascent from Tivoli Gardens), France (1 fatality)

Countries

• France (1)
• Germany (1)
• Norway (1)
• United Kingdom (1)

Years

• 1897 (2)
• 1819 (1)
• 1881 (1)

All crashes

• July 14, 1897: Hydrogen balloon Ornen (Andree expedition), Arctic pack ice near Kvitoya, Svalbard, Norway (3 fatalities)
• June 12, 1897: Hydrogen airship Deutschland, Tempelhof Field, Berlin, Germany (2 fatalities)
• December 10, 1881: Hydrogen balloon Saladin, Near Bridport, Dorset, then lost over the sea off the Dorset coast (launched from Bath), United Kingdom (1 fatality)
• July 6, 1819: Hydrogen balloon with fireworks, Rue de Provence, Paris (balloon came down on a house roof after an ascent from Tivoli Gardens), France (1 fatality)