ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17020
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| Date: | 07-SEP-1909 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Wright Biplane |
| Owner/operator: | Eugene Lefebvre |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Juvisy -
 France
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Juvisy |
| Juvisy | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news or social media reports |
Lost control and crashed from 6 m, killing the pilot Eugene Lefebvre. He was the first person to die while piloting a powered airplane.
Sources:
archive Bleiente
Delftsche courant
09-09-1909
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2008 09:26 | Bleiente | Added |
| 20-Mar-2020 16:38 | Cobar | Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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