Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth into The Channel

Date & Time: Mar 7, 1933
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G-ABEP
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Saint-Inglevert – Lympne
MSN:
1292
YOM:
1930
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Saint-Inglevert on a taxi flight to Lympne, carrying one passenger and one pilot. While cruising over The Channel, the engine failed. The pilot ditched the airplane and both occupants were rescued by the crew of the Dutch steamer named 'Vespa'. The aircraft sank and was lost.
Probable cause:
Engine failure of unknown origin.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth into the North Sea: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1933
Registration:
G-ABZM
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Heston – Olso
MSN:
4018
YOM:
1932
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The aircraft was on its delivery flight from Heston to Oslo. While overflying the North Sea, it crashed in unknown circumstances. A piece of a wing was discovered on February 2 but no trace of the wreckage nor the two occupants was ever found.
Crew:
Sigurd J. Aagenaes, pilot.
Passenger:
Wilhelm M. Omsted.

Crash of a Junkers W.33f into the North Sea: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 29, 1932 at 2140 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
D-2017
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Croydon – Cologne – Berlin
MSN:
2583
YOM:
1931
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed Croydon Airport at 2055LT on a night cargo service to Berlin with an intermediate stop in Cologne. At that time, weather conditions were considered as good, except a strong west wind up to 50 mph. Less than an hour into the flight, while cruising over the North Sea, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances. A wheel was found the following day by the crew of a Belgian ship but no trace of the aircraft named 'Marmara' nor the two crew members was ever found.
Crew:
Wilhelm Cuno, pilot,
Werner Drebes, radio operator.

Crash of a Junkers W.33f in the Pacific Ocean: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 24, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
J-BFUB
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
2581
YOM:
1931
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Sabishiro Beach on a transpacific flight to the US with three people on board. It crashed into the Pacific Ocean and was lost without trace.

Crash of a Bellanca CH-400 Skyrocket in the Atlantic Ocean: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
NC796W
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
New York - Rome
MSN:
3004
YOM:
1930
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed Floyd Bennett Field at 0616LT on September 13 on a transatlantic flight to Rome, Italy. En route, the airplane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean some 650 km west of Cape Finisterre, Galicia. No trace of the aircraft named 'The American Nurse' nor the crew was ever found.
Crew:
William Ulbrich +2.

Crash of a Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker into the Atlantic Ocean

Date & Time: Jun 4, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
NR7085
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
New York - Warsaw
MSN:
109
YOM:
1928
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The American and Polish Aviator Stanley Hausner (Stanisłas Hausner) was attempting the first solo and nonstop transatlantic flight from New York to Warsaw, Poland. With 525 gallons of fuel and 25 gallons of oil on board, the aircraft departed Floyd Bennett Field in New York at 0946LT on June 3. A day later, while cruising over the North Atlantic Ocean, the pilot encountered technical problems with the fuel system. As the fuel was leaking, he was unable to continue the flight and decided to ditch the aircraft some 1,000 km west of the European coast. As he was not equipped with a radio, he could not send any distress call. A week later, on June 11, the crew of the Belgian ship named 'Circle Shell' spotted the aircraft floating with the pilot still alive and awaiting on a wing. The pilot was rescued and later repatriated to Europe while the aircraft sank and was lost.
Probable cause:
Fuel system failure in flight.

Crash of a CAMS 56 in the Mediterranean Sea: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 9, 1931 at 0930 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AIOX
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Marseille – Algiers
MSN:
03
YOM:
1928
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
En route from Marseille to Algiers, the engine failed, forcing the crew to ditch the aircraft some 165 kilometers off Algiers at 0930LT. The crew was able to converse until 1155LT when the radio contact was lost. SAR operations were initiated but eventually suspended on December 17 as no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found. An empty liferaft was found few days later some 30 kilometers west of Algiers. On January 18, 1932, a herdsman found the dead body of the pilot on a beach located near Philippeville.
Crew:
Jean Champsaur, pilot,
René Bourguignon, radionavigator.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the engine caught fire in-flight following the failure of a hydraulic line.

Crash of a Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker into the North Sea: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 9, 1931
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
NC687E
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lerwick – Copenhagen
MSN:
136
YOM:
1929
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed Detroit to find a new route to Europe. After stops in Greenland and Iceland, he continued over the North Atlantic ocean to the Shetland Islands. On the leg from Lerwick to Copenhagen, the crew reported his position off Stavanger, Norway, when contact was lost. As the airplane failed to arrive in Copenhagen, SAR operations were initiated. Poor weather conditions hampered these operations that were eventually suspended as no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found. Some pilot's papers were found by the crew of a Dutch vessel in the North Atlantic ocean on 19 March 1932.
Crew:
Parker Dresser Cramer, pilot,
Oliver Pacquette, radio operator.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth into the sea of Japan

Date & Time: Jul 15, 1931
Registration:
J-BAWA
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
2128
YOM:
1931
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot was engaged in an aerial photography mission on behalf of the Tozai Teiki Kokukai Company (East-West Regular Air Transport Association). The aircraft named 'Ruri' crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea of Japan and sank. The pilot was rescued.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth into The Channel: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 1, 1931
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
G-AACL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Paris - Croydon - Brooklands
MSN:
887
YOM:
1929
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The aircraft was owned by the British citizen George D. Mallinson and piloted by Charles Job who arrived in Paris on 28FEB1931 to take delivery of the aircraft. While cruising over The Channel in a snowstorm, the aircraft disappeared. No trace of the aircraft nor the pilot was ever found. It should be transferred to Brooklands via Croydon.