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Crash of an Ansaldo A.300/3 in Tienen: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Ansaldo A.300
Operator:
Registration:
O-53
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Goetsenhoven AFB - Goetsenhoven AFB
Location:
Tienen
Flemish Brabant
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Goetsenhoven AFB for a local solo training flight. En route, the engine caught fire. The pilot abandoned the aircraft and bailed out. Out of control, the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in an open field, setting it ablaze. While the pilot was uninjured, one person on the ground was killed.

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

Date & Time: May 21, 1929
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.9
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Brasschaat AFB - Brasschaat AFB
Location:
Brasschaat AFB
Antwerp
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local exercice with the ground forces. In flight, the aircraft was inadvertently shot down by ground artillery, entered a dive and crashed. The pilot Georges Poullet was killed.
Probable cause:
Inadvertently shot down by ground artillery.

Crash of a Hanriot HD.1 in Nivelles: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 7, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Hanriot HD.1
Operator:
Registration:
H-3
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Nivelles - NIvelles
Location:
Nivelles
Walloon Brabant
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local training flight out from Nivelles Aerodrome. While flying at an altitude of about 300 metres, the pilot attempted aerobatics manoeuvres when he lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed in a field. The pilot was killed.

Crash of an Aviméta 92 in Antwerp

Date & Time: Feb 5, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Aviméta 92
Operator:
Eugène de Ligne
Registration:
OO-AJY
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Antwerp - Antwerp
MSN:
02
YOM:
1928
Location:
Antwerp-Deurne
Antwerp
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft was attempting a test flight with a crew of two on board. It crashed in unknown circumstances while taking off from Antwerp-Deurne Airport. While both occupants were unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9 in Awans

Date & Time: Sep 4, 1928
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.9
Operator:
Registration:
D-18
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Liège
Liège
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On approach to Liège-Bierset Airport, the aircraft was too low. It collided with a telegraph pole and crashed in Awans, about 3 km north of the airfield. Both occupants were injured.

Crash of an Ansaldo A.300/4 in Goetsenhoven: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Ansaldo A.300
Operator:
Registration:
O-16
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Goetsenhoven AFB - Goetsenhoven AFB
Location:
Goetsenhoven AFB (Tienen)
Flemish Brabant
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot Hilaire Louis van Verdeghem was performing a training flight out from Goetsenhoven Airbase, south of Tienen. While completing a turn, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed on the ground. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9 in Lauwe

Date & Time: Aug 23, 1928
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.9
Operator:
Registration:
D-101
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Courtrai - Courtrai
Location:
Lauwe
West Flanders
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, departed Courtrai-Wevelgem Airport on a training flight. While cruising at an altitude of 400 metres, the engine failed. The pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in a field located in Lauwe. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of an Ansaldo A.300/4 in Goetsenhoven: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Ansaldo A.300
Operator:
Registration:
O-66
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Goetsenhoven AFB - Goetsenhoven AFB
Location:
Goetsenhoven AFB (Tienen)
Flemish Brabant
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot Paul Mathen was performing a local training flight when the aircraft crashed near the airbase of Goetsenhoven, south of Tienen. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Crash of an Ansaldo A.300/4 in Goetsenhoven

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Ansaldo A.300
Operator:
Registration:
O-6
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Goetsenhoven AFB - Goetsenhoven AFB
Location:
Goetsenhoven AFB (Tienen)
Flemish Brabant
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot Marcel Colman was performing a local training mission out from Goetsenhoven AFB neat Tienen. The accident occurred in unknown circumstances and while the aircraft was destroyed, the pilot was injured.

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

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1928
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.9
Operator:
Registration:
D-100
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Goetsenhoven AFB - Goetsenhoven AFB
Location:
Goetsenhoven AFB (Tienen)
Flemish Brabant
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training mission in the vicinity of the Goetsenhoven AFB, south of Tienen. En route, the single engine aircraft went out of control and crashed, killing the pilot Victor Groenen while the second occupant was seriously injured.
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