EntityQ1346216· pop 11· linked from 173 articlesThomas SelfridgeSign in to savefirst person ever to die in an airplane crashPersonBorn1882-02-08Died1908-09-17via Open Library + WikidataKey datesBorn8 February 1882Died17 September 1908via Wikidata · CC0Wikidata factsInstance ofhumanGiven nameThomasGendermaleCitizenshipUnited StatesPlace of birthSan FranciscoPlace of deathFort MyerEducated atUnited States Military AcademyAwardNational Aviation Hall of FameMilitary branchUnited States ArmyMilitary rankConnectionsWright brothersEntityUnited States ArmyEntityCategories1882 births1906 San Francisco earthquake survivors1908 deaths20th-century American military personnelAccidental deaths in VirginiaAlexander Graham BellAmerican balloonistsAmerican military personnel killed in actionAmerican test pilotsAviation history of the United StatesAviators from CaliforniaAviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in the United States