11 January 1914

On January 11, 1914 the Idaho Daily Statesmen reported that Lincoln Beachey deliberately wrecked his biplane but avoided "what appeared to be a certain sacrifice of two lives....Beachey was descending after an exhibition flight, and directly below him was an automobile driven by Barney Oldfield and carrying a ...passenger. The aviator swerved his machine, which collapsed and turned almost completely over, burying Beachey beneath it. His only injuries are bruises."