Region
Asia

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Kunming

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
XVIII
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
5294
YOM:
1935
Location:
Kunming
Yunnan
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing following engine problems. The aircraft crash landed in a field and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Engine problems in flight.

Crash of a Douglas DC-2-118A in Chengdu

Date & Time: Dec 25, 1936
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-2
Operator:
Registration:
28
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1600
YOM:
1935
Location:
Chengdu
Sichuan
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed and was damaged beyond repair while all occupants evacuated safely. The captain was Hiram Broiles.

Crash of a Ford 5 in Nankin

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1936 at 1415 LT
Type of aircraft:
Ford 5
Operator:
Registration:
25
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
Hankow - Shanghai
MSN:
5-AT-116
YOM:
1933
Location:
Nankin
Jiangsu
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a cargo flight from Hankow (now Wuhan) to Shanghai. En route, an engine caught fire and the crew decided to divert to Nankin Airport. On approach, the aircraft stalled and crashed in the district of Hsiakwan, west of Nankin, near the Yangtze River, bursting into flames. Both pilots were slightly injured and the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.
Probable cause:
Engine fire in flight.

Crash of a Ford 5 near Zigong

Date & Time: Mar 5, 1936
Type of aircraft:
Ford 5
Operator:
Registration:
27
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Chongqing – Guiyang
MSN:
5-AT-115
YOM:
1932
Location:
Zigong
Yunnan
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, the crew lost his orientation while flying in a snowstorm and the airplane deviated to the southwest. Due to fuel exhaustion, the captain attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed on hilly terrain near Zigong, some 50 km east of Kunming. The pilot walked away for about 50 km in snow to find a postal office to send a telegram. Few hours later, SAR teams arrived on scene and could evacuate all five other occupants who were injured.
Crew:
Byron G. O'Hara, pilot,
P. H. Thom, copilot,
N. A. Chen, radio operator.

Crash of a Junkers W.34hi near Lingtai: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 27, 1935
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.34
Operator:
Registration:
V
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lanzhou – Xi’an
MSN:
2746
YOM:
1934
Location:
Lingtai
Gansu
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
En route from Lanzhou to Xi’an, the engine failed. The crew attempted an emergency landing when control was lost and the airplane crashed near Lingtai. Both passengers were injured and both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fritz Bröhm, pilot,
Mr. Meier, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Junkers W.34gi near Lanzhou

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1935
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.34
Operator:
Registration:
I
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Xi’an – Lanzhou
MSN:
2738
YOM:
1933
Location:
Lanzhou
Gansu
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Approaching the destination, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. The pilot attempted an emergency landing near Lanzhou. All nine occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Junkers W.34hi in China

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1935
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.34
Operator:
Shansi Aero Survey
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
MSN:
2790
YOM:
1934
Location:
China
All China
Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in China during March 1935. Exact date of the mishap remains unknown as well as the crew fate.
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