List of aviation accidents and incidents with a sole survivor - Wikipedia - Recent changes [en]

==History==

==History==

[[File:Piedmont flight 349 wreckage.jpg|300px|alt=wreckage in the forest|thumb|33-year-old Phil Bradley was the sole survivor in the 1959 crash of [[Piedmont Airlines Flight 349]] near [[Crozet, Virginia]].]]

[[File:Piedmont flight 349 wreckage.jpg|300px|alt=wreckage in the forest|thumb|The 1959 crash of [[Piedmont Airlines Flight 349]] near [[Crozet, Virginia]], had 26 fatalities and a sole survivor.]]

The earliest known instance of an incident with 10 or more people on board that had a sole survivor was a New Jersey sightseeing flight on 17 March 1929, which crashed into a sand-filled freight car in an unsuccessful forced landing due to engine failure. The pilot was thrown out on impact and suffered serious injuries; the crash killed all 13 in the cabin and another person on the cockpit.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dmairfield.org/people/larene_je/index.htm |title=The Jean LaRene Page |website=Davis-Monthan Airfield Register}}</ref>

The earliest known instance of an incident with 10 or more people on board that had a sole survivor was a New Jersey sightseeing flight on 17 March 1929, which crashed into a sand-filled freight car in an unsuccessful forced landing due to engine failure. The pilot was thrown out on impact and suffered serious injuries; the crash killed all 13 in the cabin and another person on the cockpit.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dmairfield.org/people/larene_je/index.htm |title=The Jean LaRene Page |website=Davis-Monthan Airfield Register}}</ref>