Mechanical/Fatal – Fleet Model 7, Dec. 13, 1943

The collection comprises the original research, reports, court cases, and correspondence documenting A. Howard Hasbrook’s career in crash injury research. It includes the studies he conducted at Cornell University, as well as research and investigations carried out for various other organizations. Hasbrook endeavored to make both airplane and automobile crashes less lethal. His analysis led him to become an early advocate of seat belts for both airplanes and automobiles, and he encouraged the design of less deadly vehicle interiors to decrease the likelihood of death and injury during and after crashes.