Crash of a Beechcraft D18S in Santa Maria: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 24, 1947
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
SU-AED
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Wichita – Montreal – Gander – Santa Maria – Cairo
MSN:
A-368
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While approaching Santa Maria Airport, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain and crashed. Both occupants were killed. The crew was performing a delivery flight from Wichita to Cairo with intermediate stops in Montreal, Gander and Santa Maria.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Kråkerøy

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1946
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W-AL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was in charge to deliver the aircraft to Oslo-Gardermoen Airport. Enroute, bad weather conditions were encountered and the pilot was eventually forced to attempt an emergency landing due to fuel shortage. The aircraft crash landed in Kråkerøy, south of Fredrikstad. While all five occupants were uninjured, the aircraft was written off.
Probable cause:
Forced landing due to fuel shortage.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.65 Consul near Salisbury

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1946
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
G-AHYW
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
3923
YOM:
1946
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a flight from England to South Africa to deliver the aircraft to a local operator. Enroute, he encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing 55 miles northeast of Salisbury. While both occupants escaped unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-75-DL in Køge

Date & Time: Oct 4, 1946 at 1900 LT
Operator:
Registration:
42-100915
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bremen - Stockholm
MSN:
19378
YOM:
1944
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew left Bremen Airport at the end of the afternoon to deliver the aircraft to Aero O/Y in Finland, with an intermediate stop in Stockholm-Bromma. While overflying Denmark, the crew encountered a fuel exhaustion and was forced to attempt an emergency landing in a snow field located 1,600 meters south of Køge. On touchdown, the aircraft overturned and came to rest upside down. While all three crew members were uninjured, the aircraft was written off.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-50-DL in Kinvara

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1946
Operator:
Registration:
OO-CBH
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
10070
YOM:
1943
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a flight from the US to Brussels to deliver the aircraft to SABENA. While descending to Shannon Airport for a fuel stop, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing due to fuel exhaustion. The aircraft crash landed in a field located in Kinvara, hit two stone walls and came to rest on a small road. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Bristol 170 Freighter 2A into the Atlantic Ocean

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1946
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G-AHJB
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bristol – Bathurst – Natal – Rio de Janeiro
MSN:
12734
YOM:
1946
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was on his way to Rio de Janeiro to deliver the aircraft to the Brazilian operator Real Aerovias. While at cruising level off Aracaju, both engines failed simultaneously. The captain ditched the aircraft about 198 km off the Brazilian coast. While the aircraft sank and was lost, all five crew members were rescued by the crew of an American merchant ship.
Probable cause:
Double engine failure due to a fuel exhaustion caused by a navigational error on part of the crew.

Crash of a Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman in El Chañar: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1946 at 0900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
LV-AAU
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Wilmington - Buenos Aires
MSN:
219
YOM:
1943
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew, consisting of David Hemsted, pilot, and Roy Sparks, flight engineer, was performing a delivery flight from Wilmington-DuPont Field, Delaware, to Buenos Aires. Enroute, the single engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances, killing both occupants.
Other sources reports the aircraft crashed in the region of Caldera, Chile, while on a delivery flight to Santiago de Chile, which is quite amazing for an aircraft registered in Argentina and being delivered to an Argentinian operator.

Crash of a Budd RB-1 Conestoga in Albuquerque: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
NC45353
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
011
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a delivery flight from Atlanta to California. While cruising at an altitude of 800 feet, the crew encountered engine problems and elected to make an emergency landing when the airplane crashed near Albuquerque. The flight engineer was seriously injured while both pilots were killed.

Crash of a Lockheed 18 LodeStar in Palmerston North

Date & Time: Oct 9, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NZ3511
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
18-2551
YOM:
1943
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After touchdown at Palmerston North, while on a delivery flight to Union Airways, the twin engine aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran and came to rest. Both pilots were uninjured while the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A off Kisumu: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 11, 1945 at 0600 LT
Operator:
Registration:
6807
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Blackbushe – Istres – Rome – Athens – Cairo – Wadi Halfa – Khartoum – Juba – Kisumu – Ndola – Pretoria
MSN:
9879
YOM:
1943
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a delivery flight from Blackbushe, UK, to the airbase of Waterkloof located in Pretoria. Several enroute stops were scheduled in Istres, Rome, Athens, Cairo, Wadi Halfa, Khartoum, Juba, Kisumu and Ndola. Shortly after takeoff from Kisumu Airport, while in initial climb, the aircraft stalled and crashed into Lake Victoria. Both crew members were rescued while the passenger was killed.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the accident may have been caused by katabatic wind that affects the Kisumu region in the early morning.