In 1910, his parents mortgaged their home for $1,800 so that he could build a plane, on which he spent six months; however, he crashed it on his first flight, destroying everything but the motor.
1910年に両親が家を抵当にいれて得た1800ドルの資金で6ヶ月をかけて航空機を組み立てたが、最初の飛行で墜落しエンジン以外は壊してしまった。