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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 Fokker F7a in Hanover: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 2, 1933

Type of aircraft:

Fokker F7

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Registration:

OY-DAC

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Copenhagen – Hanover - Berlin

MSN:

5058

YOM:

1928

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The crew departed Copenhagen on a night cargo flight to Berlin via Hanover. On approach to Hanover Airport, the crew encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. Too low, the airplane impacted ground and crashed, bursting into flames. The mechanic was seriously injured and the pilot was killed.

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

Date & Time: Aug 9, 1931

Type of aircraft:

Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker

Operator:

Trans American Airlines

Registration:

NC687E

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Private

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Lerwick – Copenhagen

MSN:

136

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1929

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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 Farman F.121 Jabiru in Karise

Date & Time: Apr 20, 1927

Type of aircraft:

Farman F.121 Jabiru

Operator:

Registration:

T-DOXD

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Copenhagen – Hamburg – Cologne

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1926

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The service from Copenhagen to Cologne with an intermediate stop in Hamburg was inaugurated the day prior to the accident. En route, the pilot encountered engine problems and elected to make an emergency landing in an open field. While the pilot was unhurt, the aircraft named 'Sjaelland' was severely damaged and later considered as damaged beyond repair. It was reported the engine failure was caused by a fuel exhaustion.
Crew:
Christian Johannsen, pilot.

Probable cause:

Engine failure due to a fuel exhaustion.