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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
97
null
1
1
0
null
22
05/25/1919
null
Cleveland, Ohio
US Aerial Mail Service
null
null
De Havilland DH-4
61
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
82
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
32
null
1
1
0
null
26
10/20/1919
null
English Channel
Aircraft Transport and Travel
null
null
De Havilland DH-4
G-EAHG
null
null
null
null
null
27
10/30/1919
null
Long Valley, New Jersey
US Aerial Mail Service
null
null
De Havilland DH.4
77
null
1
1
0
null
28
03/10/1920
null
New Paris, Indiana
US Aerial Mail Service
null
null
De Havilland DH-4
65
null
1
1
0
null
29
03/30/1920
null
Newark, New Jersey
US Aerial Mail Service
null
null
De Havilland DH-4
72
null
1
1
0
null
30
04/10/1920
null
Newark, New Jersey
US Aerial Mail Service
null
null
Curtiss R-4LM
49
null
2
1
0
null
31
04/11/1920
null
Heller Field, New Jersey
US Aerial Mail Service
null
null
Curtiss JN-4H
44
null
2
1
0
null
32
05/12/1920
null
Oskaloosa, Iowa
US Aerial Mail Service
null
null
De Havilland DH-4
79
null
2
1
0
null
33
06/06/1920
null
Cleveland, Ohio
US Aerial Mail Service
null
null
De Havilland DH-4
204
null
1
1
0
null
34
08/16/1920
null
Bedford, England
By Air
null
null
Armstrong-Whitworth F-K-8
G-EALW
null
1
1
0
null
35
08/16/1920
null
College Park, Maryland
US Aerial Mail Service
null
null
De Havilland DH-4
317
null
1
1
0
null
36
09/01/1920
null
Morristown, New Jersey
US Aerial Mail Service
null
null
Junkers JL-6
305
null
2
2
0
null
37
09/15/1920
null
Pemberville, Ohio
US Aerial Mail Service
null
null
Junkers F-13
308
null
2
2
0
null
38
09/27/1920
null
Hillersburg, Pennsylvania
US Aerial Mail Service
null
null
De Havilland DH-4
316
null
1
1
0
null
39
10/02/1920
null
Off Port Vendres, France
Latecoere Airlines
null
null
Salmson 2-A-2
F-ALAI
31
2
2
0
null
40
10/05/1920
null
Valencia, Spain
Latecoere Airlines
null
null
Breguet 14
F-ALTA
20
2
2
0
Crashed while landing.
41
10/15/1920
null
Batavia, Illinois
US Aerial Mail Service
null
null
De Havilland DH-4
76
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
G-EAMA
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
F-ALBO
null
1
1
0
null
45
02/03/1921
null
Mendotta, Minnisota
US Aerial Mail Service
null
null
De Havilland DH-4
130
null
1
1
0
null
46
02/09/1921
null
La Crosse, Wisconsin
US Aerial Mail Service
null
null
Junkers F-13
301
null
3
3
0
null
47
02/15/1921
null
Off Gibraltar
Aeropostale
null
null
Breguet 14
F-ALBA
null
2
2
0
null
48
02/22/1921
null
Elko, Nevada
US Aerial Mail Service
null
null
De Havilland DH-4
67
null
1
1
0
null
49
04/06/1921
null
Point Cook, Australia
Military - Royal Australian Air Force
null
null
null
H3021
null
2
1
0
null
50
04/21/1921
null
Mitchel Field, NY
US Aerial Mail Service
null
null
De Havilland DH-4
160
null
1
1
0
null
51
04/29/1921
null
Cleveland, Ohio
US Aerial Mail Service
null
null
De Havilland DH-4
196
null
1
1
0
null
52
05/17/1921
null
Rock Springs, Wyoming
US Aerial Mail Service
null
null
null
176
null
1
1
0
null
53
07/16/1921
null
San Francisco, California
US Aerial Mail Service
null
null
De Havilland DH-4
222
null
1
1
0
null
54
08/14/1921
null
Toulouse, France
Aeropostale
null
null
Breguet 14
F-ALBI
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)
R-38
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
F-ADCD
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
G-AUDI
6116
3
3
0
null
58
01/14/1922
null
Paris, France
Handley Page Transport
null
null
Handley Page O/10
G-EATN
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
G-EAOW/FGEAD
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
G-EBBZ
null
3
3
0
null
63
10/01/1925
null
Nittany Mt, Ohio
US Aerial Mail Service
null
null
De Havilland DH-4
385
null
1
1
0
null
64
06/03/1922
null
Off Folkestone, Kent, England
Cie des Messageries Aeriennes
null
null
Bleriot Spad 27
F-CMAY
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
227
null
1
1
0
null
67
10/02/1922
null
Venice, Italy
null
null
null
de Havilland DH-9
G-EAYT
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
F-AEIB
null
4
3
0
null
71
01/17/1923
null
Barcelona, Spain
Grands Express Aeriens
null
null
Breguet 14
F-ALJU
null
1
1
0
null
72
01/18/1923
null
Cheyenne, Wyoming
US Aerial Mail Service
null
null
De Havilland DH-4
223
null
1
1
0
null
73
02/26/1923
null
Meadville, Pennsylvania
US Aerial Mail Service
null
null
De Havilland DH-4
291
null
1
1
0
null
74
05/14/1923
null
Monsures, France
Grands Express Aeriens
null
null
Farman F-60 Goliath
F-AEBY
null
6
6
0
null
75
08/27/1923
null
Bucharest, Romania
Campagnie France Roumaine
null
null
Blériot Spad 46
F-AEGN
null
2
2
0
null
76
09/07/1923
null
Colton, Ohio
US Aerial Mail Service
null
null
De Havilland DH-4
283
null
1
1
0
null
77
09/14/1923
null
Berks, England
Daimler Airways
null
null
de Havilland DH-34
G-EBBS
29
6
6
0
null
78
11/18/1923
null
Russia
CCCP
null
null
Junkers F-13
D-257
null
4
2
0
null
79
12/06/1923
null
Castalia, Ohio
US Aerial Mail Service
null
null
De Havilland DH-4
318
null
1
1
0
null
80
12/23/1923
02:30
Over the Mediterranean Sea
Military - French Navy
null
Toulon - Algiers
Zeppelin Dixmunde (airship)
L-72
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
315
null
1
1
0
null
82
03/07/1924
null
Grampian, Pennsylvania
US Aerial Mail Service
null
null
De Havilland DH-4
327
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
H-NABS
1535
3
3
0
null
84
06/08/1924
null
Barranquilla, Colombia
SCADTA
null
null
Junkers F-13
A16
null
3
3
0
null
85
08/01/1924
null
United States
US Aerial Mail Service
null
null
De Havilland DH-4
297
null
1
1
0
null
86
11/06/1924
null
Cabrerolles, France
Grands Express Aeriens
null
null
null
F-AFBD
null
1
1
0
null
87
12/21/1924
null
Goshen, Indiana
US Aerial Mail Service
null
null
De Havilland DH-4
311
null
1
1
0
null
88
12/24/1924
null
Purley, England
Imperial Airways
null
null
de Havilland DH-34B
G-EBBX
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
R-RECA
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
F-AFBB
null
2
2
0
null
92
06/25/1925
null
Landrécies, France
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
null
null
Fokker (KLM) F.III
H-NABM
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
F-AHBH
null
2
2
0
null
94
07/20/1925
null
Rosas, Spain
Lignes Aeriennes Latecoere
null
null
Breguet 14
F-AFBI
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)
ZR-1
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
F-AMFY
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