What the records say
- When
- 13 May 1912
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 51.35° N, 0.47° W
- Description
- first properly investigated aviation accident
- Deaths
- 2
1912 Brooklands Flanders Monoplane crash
First properly investigated aviation accident
The 1912 Brooklands Flanders Monoplane crash was the first aviation accident in which an investigation was made into the cause of the accident and a report subsequently published, thus marking the start of aviation accident investigation worldwide. A Flanders F.3 Monoplane crashed at Brooklands, Surrey, United Kingdom, killing the pilot and his passenger. The cause was determined to be pilot error.
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