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

Date & Time: Nov 9, 1932
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Wilhelm M. Omsted
Registration:
LN-ABI
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Oslo - Storsjøen
MSN:
1534
YOM:
1931
Location:
Storsjøen
Hedmark
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed while landing on the Storsjøen Lake off Storsjøen. Both occupants were slightly injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Rohrbach Ro X Romar I off Grömitz

Date & Time: Sep 10, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Rohrbach Ro X Romar
Operator:
Registration:
D-1734
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Lübeck – Oslo
MSN:
30
YOM:
1929
Location:
Grömitz
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Lübeck to Oslo, an engine failed, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The seaplane was ditched off Grömitz. All occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft named 'Bremen' was lost. Later salvaged, it was not repaired.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Calais: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 19, 1929
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Alf Gunnestad
Registration:
N-38
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Delivery
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lympne – Oslo
MSN:
428
YOM:
1927
Location:
Calais
Pas-de-Calais
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot and owner Alf Gunnestad took delivery of the aircraft in Lympne and was flying back to his base in Oslo. While flying over the area of Calais, he encountered foggy conditions and lost control of the aircraft that crashed. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and the pilot was killed.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth FK.8 in Örebro

Date & Time: Oct 19, 1920
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8
Operator:
Tryggve Gran
Registration:
G-EATP
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Stockholm – Kristiania
MSN:
H4600
YOM:
1920
Location:
Örebro
Närke
Country:
Sweden
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Stockholm to Kristiania, the engine caught fire. The crew made an emergency landing in an open field located in Örebro and extinguished the fire. Shortly after takeoff, the aircraft went out of control and crashed upside down. Both occupants, Major Tryggve Gran and Captain Larry Carter, were uninjured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Engine fire after takeoff.

Crash of a Supermarine Channel I off Horten

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1920
Type of aircraft:
Supermarine Channel I/II
Operator:
Royal Norwegian Navy (Marinens Flyvevesen)
Registration:
F.38
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Horten - Oslo
Location:
Horten
Vestfold og Telemark
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from the Horten Bay, the aircraft stalled while turning at low height and crashed in the sea. All three occupants were rescued while the aircraft sank. The crew was performing the first mail flight from Horten to Kristiana, Oslo. According to Norwegian authorities, high winds blew at the time of the accident.
Crew:
Lt Sven Brun.
Passengers:
Mr. Hiorth, postman,
Leif Sinding, journalist at the Norwegian newspaper 'Morgenbladet'.
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