Crash of a Heinkel He.111 on Fanø Island

Date & Time: Oct 8, 1939 at 1705 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1H+LM
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Lüneburg - Lüneburg
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft departed Lüneburg at 1130LT on an anti submarine patrol flight over the North Sea. While flying along the Danish coast, the left engine failed, followed shortly later by the right engine. The captain decided to reduce his altitude and attempted an emergency landing on Fanø Island. On final, the aircraft collided with telephone wires and tree tops before crashing in a wooded area. All four crew members were slightly injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
M/Sgt Hans Immel, pilot,
Lt Werner Wanderer, wireless operator,
Cpl Kurt Büchner, navigator,
Uffz Anton Brunner, flight engineer.
Probable cause:
Double engine failure caused by a fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Lockheed 10A Electra off Vordingborg: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1939 at 1320 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G-AESY
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
London – Copenhagen – Stockholm – Hambourg
MSN:
1102
YOM:
1937
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
While flying some 80 km south of Copenhagen, the crew informed ATC about a fire on board and reduced his altitude. Due to a sudden hazardous situation, the captain attempted to ditch the aircraft off Vordingborg. The aircraft hit the water surface and before it came to rest, the copilot jump into the water. He was slightly injured and quickly rescued while the aircraft sank rapidly. All five other occupants were killed, among them two employees from the Standard Oil Company based in New Jersey.
Probable cause:
Fuel vapor ignited either in its cabin or the space in its port wing, necessitating a forced landing. The blaze was attributed to the leakage of gasoline from the overflow boxes, which in turn must have resulted from the overfilling of its fuel tanks. However, the cause of the ignition of the fuel could not be determined.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.84M Dragon I at Værløse AFB

Date & Time: Aug 9, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
S-22
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Værløse - Værløse
MSN:
6061
YOM:
1934
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Værløse on a local exercice, carrying two pilots and four observers. Shortly after takeoff, the aircraft stalled and crashed. All six occupants were injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.84M Dragon I in Hømgård: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 24, 1936 at 2210 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
S-21
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
6060
YOM:
1934
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Copenhagen-Kastrup on an ambulance flight with a crew of three on board. While cruising at night, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions. In low visibility due to heavy snow falls, the airplane crashed in a field located in Hømgård, some 5 km south of Ringsted. The aircraft was destroyed and all three crew members were killed. It was later understood that the crew was dispatched to search an airplane that was supposed to be missing in the region of Midtsjælland but no plane was found as this was a wrong information.
Crew:
Niels Klinkby Pedersen, pilot,
Claus Ove Peter Schnack,
V. P. Steengaard.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Sønderborg

Date & Time: Oct 2, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
OY-DEG
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1402
YOM:
1930
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed on takeoff for unknown reasons. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60M Moth off Hjarbæk

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
S-356
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1445
YOM:
1930
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training mission when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in the Hjarbæk Lake off Hjarbæk. Both crew members were rescued.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth in Avnø

Date & Time: Jun 20, 1931
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
148
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Avnø - Avnø
MSN:
899
YOM:
1929
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Avnø, the single engine airplane crashed for unknown reasons. Both crew members were injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9 in Dybvad: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 18, 1930 at 1415 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
OY-DIC
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Dybvad – Odense
MSN:
3959
YOM:
1929
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
During the weekend, the airplane was taking part to local pleasance flight out from Dybvad, taking part to an airshow. On August 16, a takeoff was abandoned due to insufficient airspeed and the aircraft collided with a tree, damaging the radiator and the left wing. Basic repairs have been carried out and the airplane carried more than 70 people during several sorties on August 17. After its departure from Dybvad, while climbing to a height of about 400 metres, the aircraft suffered a wing failure. The left wing detached and the airplane dove into the ground and crashed in a tourb located in Siverslet, east of Dybvad. The pilot Johannes La Cour was killed and the passenger Olthaver Larsen was seriously injured.

The single engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances. The passenger was injured and the pilot was killed.
Probable cause:
Failure of the left wing in flight, probably due to summary repairs following a previous damage after colliding with a tree.

Crash of a Dornier Do J Wal off Bornholm Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1930 at 1620 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
D-864
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Szczecin – Stockholm
MSN:
27/44
YOM:
1925
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
En route from Szczecin to Stockholm, while approaching the Bornholm Island, an engine failed, forcing the crew to ditch the aircraft into the Baltic Sea at 1620LT. SAR were initiated in rough sea. Five occupants including the radio navigator were killed while three others were rescued. The aircraft was later towed but eventually sank and was lost.
Probable cause:
Engine malfunction caused by a crankshaft failure.