Springfield, MA. – October 18, 1910
On October 18, 1910, aviator Louis G. Erickson, 32, was piloting a Curtiss biplane over Springfield. At one point, as he was making a turn, the aircraft suddenly dropped from an altitude of about forty feet and fell into the top of a tree. Erickson was tossed clear by the impact, and fell the rest of the way to the ground. He was unconscious when help arrived, but he later recovered. The aircraft was reported to be “considerably damaged”.
Source:
Hartford Courant, (Conn.), “Aviator Falls In Springfield”, October 19, 1910
