List of airship accidents

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This transport-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

The following is a partial list of airship accidents. Accidents with ten or more fatalities have their dates bolded.

1900s

1910s

1920s

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

References

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  4. The New York Times, July 16, 1919, Wednesday, Page 1, British Airship Burns with Crew; Twelve Lost When the NS-11 Falls Flaming Into the North Sea.
  5. The New York Times, July 27, 1919, Sunday, Editorial, Page 39, Helium for Flying; Noninflammable Gas May Yet Be Produced in Quantities and at a Cost Suited for Dirigibles.
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  10. The New York Times, July 8, 1921, Friday, Page 1, Big Navy Dirigible Burned in Flight; Flames Destroy the C-3 at Hampton Roads
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  18. NTSB Accident report File No. 1036 07/04/1993 NEW YORK, N832US
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