ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145494
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 June 1891 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Gas Balloon 'Kysibelka' |
| Owner/operator: | Maximilian Wolff |
| Registration: | Unregistered |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Reissenzahnovu foundry, Praha (Prague) -
 Czech Republic
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Jubilee Exhibition, Praha (Prague) |
| Reissenzahnovu foundry, Praha (Prague) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
According to a rough translation into English of the published report (see link #2):
"Accident balloon Kysibelka
Balloon Kysibelka Jubilee Exhibition was first launched May 25, 1891. Its owner was a businessman Maximilian Wolf. It was a balloon filled with coal gas, its volume was 2,000 cubic meters. First, it only works as a tethered balloon that was released on a rope to a height of 100 metres (at the same time served as advertisement for Mattoni mineral water). Under public pressure the Wolf decided to perform a free flight. This event was held June 16, 1891.
The balloon, which flew to a height of several hundred meters, (so,me sources say 790 metres/1,592 feet) could not stand the pressure of the expanding carrier gas and cracked. Three crew survived the crash without injury, even though the last moments of the flight were quite an adventure. The balloon crashed onto the Reissenzahnovu foundry and ended just above the modest hearths.
All three crew members (two of whom were Capt. Maximilian Wolf, and Lieutenant William Vondruška) survived. It was the first aviation accident in Prague. Crew were rescued by workers from the foundry. Wolf was briefly imprisoned, his fate is no longer known."
Sources:
1. https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balon_Kysibelka
Media:
Captive balloon Kysibelka the balloon arena Jubilee Exhibition in Prague in 1891
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-May-2012 08:09 | TB | Added |
| 08-May-2012 08:16 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Aug-2015 14:47 | gerard57 | Updated [Country, Narrative] |
| 19-Feb-2017 20:41 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 11-Feb-2024 07:40 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
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