THE KARKLOOF AVIATOR

During the second flight the craft soared for a while before a rapid descent in which it clipped a tree and crashed, resulting in Household breaking his leg in the process.

It seems that after hearing about her son's escapades, Household's mother, a religious woman, insisted that her son abandon his project out of fear that it would incur the wrath of God. On her insistence all records and designs were destroyed by burning everything. There is thus no written record or proof that John Goodman Household and his brother designed, built and flew the world's first heavier than air glider.