ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 82757
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| Date: | Thursday 19 October 1911 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Curtiss Pusher |
| Owner/operator: | Mr Eugene Ely |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Macon, Georgia -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Macon |
| Macon | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Curtiss biplane crashed at an air display when it failed to recover from a dive in time and struck the ground.
The pilot, Eugene Ely, was able to exit the wrecked aircraft on his own but had sustained a broken neck and died within minutes.
Eugene Ely had made history in November 1910 when he made the first ever take off of an aeroplane from the deck of a ship.
He flew his plane from an improvised flight deck mounted on the cruiser USS Birmingham in Chesapeake Bay.
Sources:
http://www.volaticum.com/american-magazine-of-aeronautics-volume-09-05-november-1911.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Nov-2010 00:49 | angels one five | Added |
| 23-Feb-2015 22:33 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 15-Mar-2020 18:09 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Source] |
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