| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | October 17, 1913 |
| Time: | 1030 |
| Location: | Near Johannisthal, Germany |
| Operator: | Military - German Navy |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | ? |
| AC Type: | Zeppelin L-2 (airship) |
| Registration: | ? |
| cn / ln: | ? |
| Aboard: | 28 (passengers:? crew:?) |
| Fatalities: | 28 (passengers:? crew:?) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Hydrogen gas which was being vented was sucked into the forward engine and ignited causing the airship to explode and burn at 3,000 ft..German Navy's Zeppelin airships L-4 and L-5 were blown out to sea in February 1915, never to be seen again. |
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