Accidents During An Unlimited Hydroplane Race
| Name | Date | Race | Place | Machine | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Freitag | 19 September 1931 | President's Cup | Potomac River | Miss Philadelphia | |
| Joe Schaeffer | 28 August 1939 | Test run | Detroit River | Delphine IX | |
| Orth Mathiot | 4 August 1951 | Gold Cup | Lake Washington | Quicksilver | Driver |
| Thompson "Thom" Whitaker | Co-pilot/mechanic | ||||
| Lloyd Maddock | June 26, 1955 | Detroit Memorial Regatta | Potomac River | Holiday | |
| Ezio Selva | 29 December 1957 | Orange Bowl Regatta Grand Prix | Biscayne Bay | Moschettiere | |
| Bob Hayward | 10 September 1961 | Silver Cup | Detroit River | Miss Supertest | |
| Ron Musson | 19 June 1966 | President's Cup | Potomac River | Miss Bardahl | Explosion during race |
| Rex Manchester | Notre Dame | Collision during final heat | |||
| Don Wilson | Miss Budweiser | ||||
| Chuck Thompson | 7 July 1966 | Gold Cup | Detroit River | Smirnoff | |
| Bill Brow | 6 November 1967 | Tampa Suncoast Cup | Tampa Bay | Miss Budweiser | |
| Warner Gardner | 8 September 1968 | Gold Cup | Detroit River | Miss Eagle Electric | |
| Tommy Fults | 16 September 1970 | Gold Cup | Mission Bay | Pay 'n Pak's 'lil Buzzard | Qualifying run |
| Skipp Walther | 2 June 1974 | Champion Spark Plug Trophy | Miami Marine Stadium | Red Man | Test run prior to race |
| Jerry Bangs | 7 August 1977 | Seafair Trophy | Lake Washington | The Squire | |
| Bill Muncey | 18 October 1981 | UIM World Championship race | Acapulco | Atlas Van Lines | |
| Dean Chenoweth | 2 July 1982 | Columbia Cup | Columbia River | Miss Budweiser | |
| George Stratton | 17 September 2000 | Testing | Mission Bay | Appian Jeronimo |
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