Steve MacGordon

Stephenson MacGordon was a record-holding pioneer aviator who died in a crash in 1916.

Biography

He was born on February 29, 1892, in Menominee, Michigan, to Charles Hackley McGordon.
He was an instructor at the Curtiss [Flying School].
He died on June 6, 1916, in Newport News, Virginia, when the tail of his plane lifted during landing. His propeller hit the runway and a fire killed him. His student in the rear seat escaped with minor injuries.