Helgoland Island Air Disaster

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The Helgoland Island Air Disaster occurred on September 9, 1913 and is traditionally considered the first air disaster involving more than ten (10) fatalities. A German Navy Zeppelin L-1 airship with 20 passengers and crew on board flew into a thunderstorm and encountered a severe downdraft, crashing 20 miles north of Heligoland Island into the North Sea. The ship broke in two and the control car immediately sank, drowning 14 of its occupants.

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