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| Date: | Saturday 13 April 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | balloon |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | Ruhrgas |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Herbede/Witten -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
"Stadt Essen-Ruhrgas" caught fire and exploded after successfully landing in a crowd. Seven seriously injured. Three died next day. A seventh died 17 APR.
Sources:
Neckar-Bote 16 April 1963, p2ff
BFU 821-0413/63
Weser-Kurier 25 April 1964, p8
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Dec-2015 20:29 | TB | Added |
| 20-Nov-2018 07:42 | TB | Updated [Date, Source, ] |
| 28-Apr-2025 14:08 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jun-2025 19:37 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jun-2025 19:40 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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