▁a ▁ste ep ▁d ive ▁where up on ▁the ▁port ▁wing ▁col laps es ▁and ▁the ▁air frame ▁pl umm ets ▁to ▁the ▁ground ▁at ▁Ell ington ▁Field , ▁Texas . ▁Both ▁crew ▁surv ive ▁the ▁impact ▁but ▁die ▁later ▁in ▁a ▁Houston ▁hospital . ▁▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁ 2 8 ▁February ▁” SE AT T LE , ▁Feb . ▁ 2 8 . ▁- ▁Lieutenant ▁Al on zo ▁E . ▁Bell ▁was ▁killed ▁and ▁his ▁mechan ician ▁[ s ic ], ▁Charles ▁Cas inc ros , ▁seriously ▁hurt ▁when ▁their ▁air plane ▁went ▁into ▁a ▁nose ▁d ive ▁and ▁dropped ▁ 1 0 0 ▁feet ▁to ▁a ▁concrete ▁road way ▁at ▁Sand ▁Point ▁field ▁[ s ic ] ▁near ▁here ▁today . ▁Two ▁hundred ▁persons ▁witness ed ▁the ▁accident .” ▁ 1 0 ▁March ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁air ship ▁T A - 5 , ▁operating ▁from ▁Lang ley ▁Field , ▁Virginia , ▁los es ▁hel ium ▁pressure ▁in ▁its ▁non - rig id ▁en velope ▁and ▁dro ps ▁into ▁the ▁Ch es ape ake ▁Bay , ▁nose ▁first . ▁No ▁inj uries ▁to ▁the ▁crew ▁who ▁are ▁quickly ▁picked ▁up ▁by ▁a ▁rescue ▁boat . ▁ 2 2 ▁March ▁On ▁its ▁sevent h ▁test ▁flight ▁during ▁tests ▁at ▁Ta ura ▁Beach , ▁Y ok os uka , ▁Japan , ▁the ▁Ka ib o ▁G ikai ▁K B ▁experimental ▁flying ▁boat ▁is ▁seen ▁in ▁a ▁gli de ▁with ▁both ▁engines ▁stopped , ▁which ▁ste ep ens ▁until ▁it ▁strik