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Crash of a Dornier Delphin III off Lindau: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1929 at 1730 LT
Type of aircraft:
Dornier Delphin
Operator:
Registration:
D-1620
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Lindau - Lindau
MSN:
151
YOM:
1929
Location:
Lindau
Bavaria
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful plaisance flight over the area of Lindau, the pilot was returning to his base. Upon landing on the Bodensee (Konstanz Lake), the seaplane crashed and sank. Two passengers were rescued while five other occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The pilot may have been affected by the glare from the sun that was low on the horizon, shortly before dusk, and misjudged the height above the lake, resulting in a hard impact with the water, after which the aeroplane broke apart and sank.

Crash of a Dornier Delphin II off Lindau

Date & Time: Jun 5, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Dornier Delphin
Operator:
Registration:
D-702
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Lindau - Lindau
MSN:
44
YOM:
1923
Location:
Lindau
Bavaria
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following a local plaisance flight, the seaplane named 'Lindau' was returning to Lindau. Upon landing on the Bodensee (Konstanz Lake), the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances and was damaged beyond repair. All five occupants evacuated safely.

Crash of a Heinkel HD.24 off Bremerhaven

Date & Time: May 24, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel HD.24
Operator:
Registration:
D-1165
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bremen - Bremen
MSN:
263
YOM:
1927
Location:
Bremerhaven
Bremen
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed Bremen on a training mission. En route, he lost control of the airplane that crashed in the Weser delta, off Bremerhaven. Both pilots were rescued by the crew of the 'SS Lützow' while the aircraft sank and was lost.

Crash of an Avia BH.25J near Kassel: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 9, 1929 at 1147 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avia BH-25
Operator:
Registration:
L-BABD
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Prague – Kassel – Rotterdam
MSN:
4
YOM:
1928
Location:
Kassel
Hesse
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While descending to Kassel Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low visibility. At a height of 400 metres, the single engine impacted a wooded hill located in the Riedforst forest, southeast of Kassel. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupant were killed.
Crew:
Ulrich Leitkap, pilot,
Josef Holik, mechanic.
Passenger:
Franz Peters.

Crash of a Junkers F.13 in Frankfurt

Date & Time: Mar 19, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Junkers F.13
Operator:
Registration:
D-313
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Kassel – Frankfurt
MSN:
552
YOM:
1920
Location:
Frankfurt-Main
Hesse
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While approaching Frankfurt Airport following a mail flight from Kassel, the pilot encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a field located in Rödelheim, north of the airfield, and came to rest upside down. The pilot was uninjured and the airplane named 'Wasserhuhn' was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Junkers G.31fi in Letzlingen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 11, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Junkers G.31
Operator:
Registration:
D-1473
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Cologne – Berlin
MSN:
3005
YOM:
1928
Location:
Letzlingen
Saxony-Anhalt
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
A fuel line broke in flight, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing. Upon landing in a field, the aircraft named 'Rheinland' crashed, overturned and came to rest, bursting into flames after a fuel tank exploded. The passenger was seriously injured while all three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Gustav Dörr, pilot,
Mr. Müller, flight engineer,
Mr. Orgel, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Fuel line failure in flight.

Crash of a Junkers G.31 in Arnsberg

Date & Time: Sep 25, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Junkers G.31
Operator:
Registration:
D-1427
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Paris – Berlin
MSN:
3004
YOM:
1928
Location:
Arnsberg-Menden
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Paris to Berlin, one of the engine caught fire. The pilot reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed and came to rest, bursting into flames. All nine occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft named 'Deutschland' was destroyed by a post crash fire.
Probable cause:
Engine fire in flight for unknown reasons.

Crash of a LVG C.VI in Bruchsal

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1928
Type of aircraft:
LVG C.VI
Operator:
Badisch-Pfälzische Lufthansa
Registration:
D-1343
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
77
Location:
Bruchsal
Baden-Württemberg
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from Karlsruhe, the pilot encountered an unexpected situation and apparently attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in an open field located in Bruchsal. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and both occupants were injured.

Crash of a Fokker-Grulich F3 in Heroldsbach: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 6, 1928 at 1345 LT
Type of aircraft:
Fokker-Grulich F3
Operator:
Registration:
D-180
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Erfurt – Munich
MSN:
1531
YOM:
1921
Location:
Heroldsbach
Bavaria
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
En route from Erfurt to Munich, the single engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Heroldsbach, Bavaria. The aircraft named 'Main' was destroyed and all three occupants were killed.
Crew:
Mr. Zander, pilot.
Passengers:
Mr. Weider,
Mr. Haur.
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