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index int64 0 5.27k	Date stringlengths 10 10	Time stringlengths 4 7 ⌀	Location stringlengths 5 60 ⌀	Operator stringlengths 3 65 ⌀	Flight # stringlengths 1 10 ⌀	Route stringlengths 4 59 ⌀	Type stringlengths 4 40 ⌀	Registration nulllengths 1 15 ⌀	cn/In stringlengths 1 20 ⌀	Aboard float64 0 644 ⌀	Fatalities float64 0 583 ⌀	Ground float64 0 2.75k ⌀	Summary stringlengths 6 1.95k ⌀
0	09/17/1908	17:18	Fort Myer, Virginia	Military - U.S. Army	null	Demonstration	Wright Flyer III	null	1	2	1	0	During a demonstration flight, a U.S. Army flyer flown by Orville Wright nose-dived into the ground from a height of approximately 75 feet, killing Lt. Thomas E. Selfridge who was a passenger. This was the first recorded airplane fatality in history. One of two propellers separated in flight, tearing loose the wires bracing the rudder and causing the loss of control of the aircraft. Orville Wright suffered broken ribs, pelvis and a leg. Selfridge suffered a crushed skull and died a short time later.
1	07/12/1912	06:30	AtlantiCity, New Jersey	Military - U.S. Navy	null	Test flight	Dirigible	null	null	5	5	0	First U.S. dirigible Akron exploded just offshore at an altitude of 1,000 ft. during a test flight.
2	08/06/1913	null	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Private	-	null	Curtiss seaplane	null	null	1	1	0	The first fatal airplane accident in Canada occurred when American barnstormer, John M. Bryant, California aviator was killed.
3	09/09/1913	18:30	Over the North Sea	Military - German Navy	null	null	Zeppelin L-1 (airship)	null	null	20	14	0	The airship flew into a thunderstorm and encountered a severe downdraft crashing 20 miles north of Helgoland Island into the sea. The ship broke in two and the control car immediately sank drowning its occupants.
4	10/17/1913	10:30	Near Johannisthal, Germany	Military - German Navy	null	null	Zeppelin L-2 (airship)	null	null	30	30	0	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..
5	03/05/1915	01:00	Tienen, Belgium	Military - German Navy	null	null	Zeppelin L-8 (airship)	null	null	41	21	0	Crashed into trees while attempting to land after being shot down by British and French aircraft.
6	09/03/1915	15:20	Off Cuxhaven, Germany	Military - German Navy	null	null	Zeppelin L-10 (airship)	null	null	19	19	0	Exploded and burned near Neuwerk Island, when hydrogen gas, being vented, was ignited by lightning.
7	07/28/1916	null	Near Jambol, Bulgeria	Military - German Army	null	null	Schutte-Lanz S-L-10 (airship)	null	null	20	20	0	Crashed near the Black Sea, cause unknown.
8	09/24/1916	01:00	Billericay, England	Military - German Navy	null	null	Zeppelin L-32 (airship)	null	null	22	22	0	Shot down by British aircraft crashing in flames.
9	10/01/1916	23:45	Potters Bar, England	Military - German Navy	null	null	Zeppelin L-31 (airship)	null	null	19	19	0	Shot down in flames by the British 39th Home Defence Squadron.
10	11/21/1916	null	Mainz, Germany	Military - German Army	null	null	Super Zeppelin (airship)	null	null	28	27	0	Crashed in a storm.
11	11/28/1916	23:45	Off West Hartlepool, England	Military - German Navy	null	null	Zeppelin L-34 (airship)	null	null	20	20	0	Shot down by British anti-aircraft fire and aircraft and crashed into the North Sea.
12	03/04/1917	null	Near Gent, Belgium	Military - German Army	null	null	Airship	null	null	20	20	0	Caught fire and crashed.
13	03/30/1917	null	Off Northern Germany	Military - German Navy	null	null	Schutte-Lanz S-L-9 (airship)	null	null	23	23	0	Struck by lightning and crashed into the BaltiSea.
14	05/14/1917	05:15	Near Texel Island, North Sea	Military - German Navy	null	null	Zeppelin L-22 (airship)	null	null	21	21	0	Crashed into the sea from an altitude of 3,000 ft. after being hit by British aircraft fire.
15	06/14/1917	08:45	Off Vlieland Island, North Sea	Military - German Navy	null	null	Zeppelin L-43 (airship)	null	null	24	24	0	Shot down by British aircraft.
16	08/21/1917	07:00	Off western Denmark	Military - German Navy	null	null	Zeppelin L-23 (airship)	null	null	18	18	0	Shot down by British aircraft.
17	10/20/1917	07:45	Near Luneville, France	Military - German Navy	null	null	Zeppelin L-44 (airship)	null	null	18	18	0	Shot down by French anti-aircraft fire.
18	04/07/1918	21:30	Over the Mediterranean	Military - German Navy	null	null	Zeppelin L-59 (airship)	null	null	23	23	0	Exploded and crashed into the sea off the southern coast of Italy.
19	05/10/1918	null	Off Helgoland Island, Germany	Military - German Navy	null	null	Zeppelin L-70 (airship)	null	null	22	22	0	Shot down by British aircraft crashing from a height of 17,000 ft.
20	08/11/1918	10:00	Ameland Island, North Sea	Military - German Navy	null	null	Zeppelin L-53 (airship)	null	null	19	19	0	Shot down by british aircraft.
21	12/16/1918	null	Elizabeth, New Jersey	US Aerial Mail Service	null	null	De Havilland DH-4	null	null	1	1	0	null
22	05/25/1919	null	Cleveland, Ohio	US Aerial Mail Service	null	null	De Havilland DH-4	null	null	1	1	0	Caught fire in midair. The pilot leaped from the plane to his death as the plane began to go into a dive.
23	07/19/1919	null	Dix Run, Pennsylvania	US Aerial Mail Service	null	null	De Havilland DH-4	null	null	1	1	0	null
24	10/02/1919	null	Newcastle, England	Aircraft Transport and Travel	null	null	De Havilland DH-4	null	null	1	1	0	null
25	10/14/1919	null	Cantonsville, Maryland	US Aerial Mail Service	null	null	Curtiss R-4LM	null	null	1	1	0	null
26	10/20/1919	null	English Channel	Aircraft Transport and Travel	null	null	De Havilland DH-4	null	null	null	null	null	null
27	10/30/1919	null	Long Valley, New Jersey	US Aerial Mail Service	null	null	De Havilland DH.4	null	null	1	1	0	null
28	03/10/1920	null	New Paris, Indiana	US Aerial Mail Service	null	null	De Havilland DH-4	null	null	1	1	0	null
29	03/30/1920	null	Newark, New Jersey	US Aerial Mail Service	null	null	De Havilland DH-4	null	null	1	1	0	null
30	04/10/1920	null	Newark, New Jersey	US Aerial Mail Service	null	null	Curtiss R-4LM	null	null	2	1	0	null
31	04/11/1920	null	Heller Field, New Jersey	US Aerial Mail Service	null	null	Curtiss JN-4H	null	null	2	1	0	null
32	05/12/1920	null	Oskaloosa, Iowa	US Aerial Mail Service	null	null	De Havilland DH-4	null	null	2	1	0	null
33	06/06/1920	null	Cleveland, Ohio	US Aerial Mail Service	null	null	De Havilland DH-4	null	null	1	1	0	null
34	08/16/1920	null	Bedford, England	By Air	null	null	Armstrong-Whitworth F-K-8	null	null	1	1	0	null
35	08/16/1920	null	College Park, Maryland	US Aerial Mail Service	null	null	De Havilland DH-4	null	null	1	1	0	null
36	09/01/1920	null	Morristown, New Jersey	US Aerial Mail Service	null	null	Junkers JL-6	null	null	2	2	0	null
37	09/15/1920	null	Pemberville, Ohio	US Aerial Mail Service	null	null	Junkers F-13	null	null	2	2	0	null
38	09/27/1920	null	Hillersburg, Pennsylvania	US Aerial Mail Service	null	null	De Havilland DH-4	null	null	1	1	0	null
39	10/02/1920	null	Off Port Vendres, France	Latecoere Airlines	null	null	Salmson 2-A-2	null	31	2	2	0	null
40	10/05/1920	null	Valencia, Spain	Latecoere Airlines	null	null	Breguet 14	null	20	2	2	0	Crashed while landing.
41	10/15/1920	null	Batavia, Illinois	US Aerial Mail Service	null	null	De Havilland DH-4	null	null	1	1	0	null
42	11/07/1920	null	Tie Siding, Wyoming	US Aerial Mail Service	null	null	De Havilland DH-4	null	178	1	1	0	null
43	12/14/1920	null	Cricklewood, England	Handley Page Transport	null	null	Handley Page HP-16	null	HP-25	8	4	0	Crashed into a tree on take off in fog.
44	12/24/1920	null	Barcelona, Spain	Aeropostale	null	null	Breguet 14	null	null	1	1	0	null
45	02/03/1921	null	Mendotta, Minnisota	US Aerial Mail Service	null	null	De Havilland DH-4	null	null	1	1	0	null
46	02/09/1921	null	La Crosse, Wisconsin	US Aerial Mail Service	null	null	Junkers F-13	null	null	3	3	0	null
47	02/15/1921	null	Off Gibraltar	Aeropostale	null	null	Breguet 14	null	null	2	2	0	null
48	02/22/1921	null	Elko, Nevada	US Aerial Mail Service	null	null	De Havilland DH-4	null	null	1	1	0	null
49	04/06/1921	null	Point Cook, Australia	Military - Royal Australian Air Force	null	null	null	null	null	2	1	0	null
50	04/21/1921	null	Mitchel Field, NY	US Aerial Mail Service	null	null	De Havilland DH-4	null	null	1	1	0	null
51	04/29/1921	null	Cleveland, Ohio	US Aerial Mail Service	null	null	De Havilland DH-4	null	null	1	1	0	null
52	05/17/1921	null	Rock Springs, Wyoming	US Aerial Mail Service	null	null	null	null	null	1	1	0	null
53	07/16/1921	null	San Francisco, California	US Aerial Mail Service	null	null	De Havilland DH-4	null	null	1	1	0	null
54	08/14/1921	null	Toulouse, France	Aeropostale	null	null	Breguet 14	null	null	2	2	0	null
55	08/24/1921	17:40	River Humber, England	Military - Royal Airship Works	null	null	Royal Airship Works ZR-2 (airship)	null	R-38	46	46	1	Crashed due to structural failure followed by two explosions and a fire. Attributed to faulty design.
56	09/06/1921	null	Paris, France	Franco-Roumaine	null	Varsovie - Strasbourg - Paris	Potez IX	null	160	5	5	0	Crashed while making an approach to Le Bourget Airport in Paris.
57	12/05/1921	null	Near Murchinson River, Australia	West Australian Airways	null	null	Bristol 28 Tourer	null	6116	3	3	0	null
58	01/14/1922	null	Paris, France	Handley Page Transport	null	null	Handley Page O/10	null	HP-43	5	5	5	Crashed at Le Bourget field.
59	02/21/1922	null	Near Norfolk, Virginia	Military - U.S. Army Air Service	null	null	Dirigible Roma (airship)	null	null	45	34	0	Crashed from a height of 500 ft. after experiencing control problems cause by malfunctioning controls.
60	04/07/1922	null	Grandvilliers, France	Daimler Airways / Grands Express Aeriens	null	null	de Havilland DH-18 / Farman F-60 Goliath	null	4	7	7	0	A midair collision occurred in poor visibility approximately 18 miles north of Beauvais, France. This was the first commercial midair collision in aviation history. Two killed on the de Havilland, five on the Faman F-60.
61	04/08/1922	null	Pao Ting Fou, China	null	null	null	null	null	null	17	17	0	All seventeen aboard were Chinese nationals.
62	04/13/1922	null	Brooklands, England	Vickers	null	null	Vickers Viking	null	null	3	3	0	null
63	10/01/1925	null	Nittany Mt, Ohio	US Aerial Mail Service	null	null	De Havilland DH-4	null	null	1	1	0	null
64	06/03/1922	null	Off Folkestone, Kent, England	Cie des Messageries Aeriennes	null	null	Bleriot Spad 27	null	1254	3	3	0	null
65	07/26/1922	null	Cadix, Spain	Grands Express Aeriens	null	null	Breguet 14	null	null	3	3	0	null
66	09/07/1922	null	Indianapolis, Indiana	US Aerial Mail Service	null	null	De Havilland DH-4	null	null	1	1	0	null
67	10/02/1922	null	Venice, Italy	null	null	null	de Havilland DH-9	null	null	4	4	0	null
68	10/25/1922	null	Larache, Morocco	Grands Express Aeriens	null	null	Breguet 14	null	null	2	2	0	null
69	12/03/1922	null	Fez, Morocco	Grands Express Aeriens	null	null	Breguet 14	null	null	1	1	0	null
70	01/10/1923	null	Ajaccio, France	Amee de l'Air	null	null	Lioré-et-Olivier H-13	null	null	4	3	0	null
71	01/17/1923	null	Barcelona, Spain	Grands Express Aeriens	null	null	Breguet 14	null	null	1	1	0	null
72	01/18/1923	null	Cheyenne, Wyoming	US Aerial Mail Service	null	null	De Havilland DH-4	null	null	1	1	0	null
73	02/26/1923	null	Meadville, Pennsylvania	US Aerial Mail Service	null	null	De Havilland DH-4	null	null	1	1	0	null
74	05/14/1923	null	Monsures, France	Grands Express Aeriens	null	null	Farman F-60 Goliath	null	null	6	6	0	null
75	08/27/1923	null	Bucharest, Romania	Campagnie France Roumaine	null	null	Blériot Spad 46	null	null	2	2	0	null
76	09/07/1923	null	Colton, Ohio	US Aerial Mail Service	null	null	De Havilland DH-4	null	null	1	1	0	null
77	09/14/1923	null	Berks, England	Daimler Airways	null	null	de Havilland DH-34	null	29	6	6	0	null
78	11/18/1923	null	Russia	CCCP	null	null	Junkers F-13	null	null	4	2	0	null
79	12/06/1923	null	Castalia, Ohio	US Aerial Mail Service	null	null	De Havilland DH-4	null	null	1	1	0	null
80	12/23/1923	02:30	Over the Mediterranean Sea	Military - French Navy	null	Toulon - Algiers	Zeppelin Dixmunde (airship)	null	null	52	52	0	Crashed while on a flight from Toulon, France to Algiers, Algeria. The last known radio contact reported the ship nearly out of fuel and battling strong winds. Struck by lightning.
81	12/24/1923	null	Egbert, WY	US Aerial Mail Service	null	null	De Havilland DH-4	null	null	1	1	0	null
82	03/07/1924	null	Grampian, Pennsylvania	US Aerial Mail Service	null	null	De Havilland DH-4	null	null	1	1	0	null
83	04/24/1924	null	Over the English Channel	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines	null	Lympne, England - Rotterdam, The Netherlands	Fokker F.III	null	1535	3	3	0	null
84	06/08/1924	null	Barranquilla, Colombia	SCADTA	null	null	Junkers F-13	null	null	3	3	0	null
85	08/01/1924	null	United States	US Aerial Mail Service	null	null	De Havilland DH-4	null	null	1	1	0	null
86	11/06/1924	null	Cabrerolles, France	Grands Express Aeriens	null	null	null	null	null	1	1	0	null
87	12/21/1924	null	Goshen, Indiana	US Aerial Mail Service	null	null	De Havilland DH-4	null	null	1	1	0	null
88	12/24/1924	null	Purley, England	Imperial Airways	null	null	de Havilland DH-34B	null	36	8	8	0	Shortly after taking off, witnesses observed a puff of white smoke after which the plane nose-dived into the ground. Fuel starvation. Captain Stewart and seven passengers were killed in an attempted forced landing.
89	03/22/1925	null	Near Tiflies, Georgia, USSR	Zakavia	null	null	Junkers F-13	null	590	5	5	0	null
90	04/25/1925	null	Alicante, Spain	Grands Express Aeriens	null	null	Breguet 14	null	null	4	4	0	null
91	05/25/1925	null	Alicante, Spain	Lignes Aeriennes Latecoere	null	null	Breguet 14	null	null	2	2	0	null
92	06/25/1925	null	Landrécies, France	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines	null	null	Fokker (KLM) F.III	null	KLM-2	4	4	0	Crashed in poor weather.
93	06/26/1925	null	Alicante, Spain	Grands Express Aeriens	null	null	Lioré-et-Olivier H-13	null	null	2	2	0	null
94	07/20/1925	null	Rosas, Spain	Lignes Aeriennes Latecoere	null	null	Breguet 14	null	null	1	1	0	null
95	07/24/1925	null	Budapest, Hungary	CIDNA	null	null	Potez IX	null	null	1	1	0	null
96	09/03/1925	05:30	Caldwell, Ohio	Military - U.S. Navy	null	Lakehurst, NJ - S.t Louis, MO	Dirigible ZR-1 Shenandoah (airship)	null	null	43	14	0	The Shenandoah was flying over Southern Ohio when she abruptly encountered violent atmosphericonditions (thunderstorms). Powerful air currents buffeted her so severely that her crew was unable to maintain control. Rising rapidly above her pressure height, then falling and rising again, her hull structure was overstressed amidships, breaking the airship in two. Shenandoah's external control car and two engine cars fell free, carrying the dirigible's commanding officer and several other men to their deaths. The stern section came down nearby, while several men were able to fly the bow section to ground as a free balloon.
97	09/07/1925	null	Toul, France	CIDNA	null	null	null	null	null	3	3	0	null
98	11/14/1925	null	Off Boulogne-sur-Mer, France	Air Union	null	null	Farman F-60 Goliath	null	null	2	2	0	null
99	02/12/1926	null	Montpelier, Ohio	US Aerial Mail Service	null	null	Curtiss Carrier Pigeon	null	null	1	1	0	null

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Dataset Card for Airplane Crashes and Fatalities

Dataset Summary

Airplane Crashes and Fatalities

This dataset showcases Boeing 707 accidents that have occurred since 1948. The data includes information on the date, time, location, operator, flight number, route, type of aircraft, registration number, cn/In number of persons on board, fatalities, ground fatalities, and a summary of the accident

How to use the dataset

This dataset includes information on over 5,000 airplane crashes around the world.

This is an absolutely essential dataset for anyone interested in aviation safety! Here you will find information on when and where each crash occurred, what type of plane was involved, how many people were killed, and much more.

This dataset is perfect for anyone interested in data visualization or analysis. With so much information available, there are endless possibilities for interesting stories and insights that can be gleaned from this data.

So whether you're a seasoned data pro or just getting started, this dataset is sure to give you plenty to work with. So get started today and see what you can discover!