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| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 12 May 1902 |
| Summary | Explosion of an experimental airship due the proximity of the gasoline engine to the hydrogen envelope |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Airship |
| Aircraft name | Pax |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
The Pax airship disaster was the explosion of the Pax airship on May 12, 1902, in Paris, which killed the Brazilian inventor Augusto Severo and the French mechanic Georges Saché.