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Crash of a Polikarpov PM-1 in Dortmund

Date & Time: Jul 15, 1926
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov PM-1
Operator:
Registration:
RR-USS
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Berlin - Paris
YOM:
1926
Location:
Dortmund
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Berlin to Paris, the pilot encountered engine problems and attempted an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a field near Dortmund and came to rest. All three occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight caused by the failure of a connecting rod.

Crash of a Fokker-Grulich F3 in Berlin: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1926
Type of aircraft:
Fokker-Grulich F3
Operator:
Registration:
D-516
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Königsberg – Danzig – Berlin
MSN:
1557
YOM:
1924
Location:
Berlin-Staaken
Berlin
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Königsberg with an intermediate stop in Ganzig, the airplane was approaching Berlin-Staaken Airport when it crashed in unknown circumstances. A passenger was injured and all three other occupants were killed. The aircraft named 'Flensburg' was destroyed.

Crash of a Dornier Do B Merkur in Bleckede: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 1, 1926
Type of aircraft:
Dornier Do B Merkur
Operator:
Registration:
D-774
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Hamburg - Magdeburg
MSN:
83
YOM:
1925
Location:
Bleckede
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Bleckede while performing a training flight from Hamburg to Magdeburg. One pilot was killed and the second occupant was injured.

Crash of a Junkers F.13 in Berlin: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 8, 1926
Type of aircraft:
Junkers F.13
Operator:
Registration:
D-290
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Berlin - Berlin
MSN:
665
YOM:
1923
Location:
Berlin-Staaken
Berlin
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was performing a local training flight at Berlin-Staaken Airport. On final approach, while completing a last turn to the left, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that stalled and crashed. The pilot Paul Billik was killed.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf A.16 in Berlin: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 10, 1925 at 1500 LT
Type of aircraft:
Focke-Wulf A.16
Operator:
Registration:
D-776
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Berlin - Berlin
MSN:
13
YOM:
1925
Location:
Berlin-Staaken
Berlin
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot Alois Jost departed Berlin-Staaken for a local solo training flight. While flying in the vicinity of the airfield, the engine lost power and failed. The airplane lost height, impacted power cables and crashed. The pilot was seriously injured but died while being transferred to the hospital.

Crash of a Junkers F.13 in Dessau: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 4, 1925
Type of aircraft:
Junkers F.13
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Dessau - Dessau
Location:
Dessau
Saxony-Anhalt
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Sole on board, the pilot Georg Strasser was completing a local test flight at Dessau Airport when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances. The pilot was killed.

Crash of a Fokker F3 in Hamburg

Date & Time: Nov 4, 1925
Type of aircraft:
Fokker F3
Operator:
Registration:
H-NABI
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Hamburg - Amsterdam
MSN:
1505
YOM:
1921
Location:
Hamburg
Hamburg
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Hamburg Airport in poor weather conditions, the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in an open field after the rudder broke. While all three occupants were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Breguet 19 Grand Raid in Hinterzarten: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1925
Type of aircraft:
Breguet 19
Operator:
Registration:
F-AHDP
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Etempes - Baghdad
MSN:
64
YOM:
1925
Location:
Hinterzarten
Baden-Württemberg
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Both French aviators Robert Thiéry and Dieudonné Costes departed Étempes on 12SEP1925 for a nonstop flight to Baghdad to establish a new world record. While flying southeast of Freiburg im Breisgau, the aircraft went out of control and crashed for unknown reason in the Hollenbach River located near Hinterzarten. Few minutes after the crash, Dieudonné Costes regained consciousness but was still in water with his both legs broken. He tried to rescue his friend Robert Thiéry but he was killed on impact.

Crash of a Junkers F.13bi in Schönau am Königssee

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1925
Type of aircraft:
Junkers F.13
Operator:
Südwestdeutsche Luftverkehrs
Registration:
D-409
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
739
YOM:
1924
Location:
Schönau am Königssee
Bavaria
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a sightseeing flight over the region of Bechstersgaden, Bavaria. Upon landing, a wing hit the ground and the aircraft crashed. The pilot Ludwig Gaim and a passenger were seriously injured while all three other occupants were slightly injured. The aircraft named 'Fliegenschnapper' was destroyed.
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