Crash of a Potez 25.A2 in Ovar: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1935 at 1130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
335
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
In unknown circumstances, the airplane suffered two explosions in flight and crashed near Ovar. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Jorge de Figueiredo,
Alf João Mateus da Cruz.
Probable cause:
Two bombs carried by the airplane exploded in flight for undetermined reasons.

Crash of a Dornier Do J Wal off Cape São Vicente

Date & Time: Jul 2, 1934
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
W-28
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Huelva - Vigo
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Huelva to Vigo, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and ditched the floatplane off Cape São Vicente, south Portugal. All four crew members were rescued by the crew of a British ship and the airplane later washed up on a beach.

Crash of a Morane-Saulnier M.S.233 in Sintra: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 22, 1934
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Sintra - Sintra
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane was engaged in a local training flight out from Sintra Airbase (Base Aérea n°1) with one pilot on board. While circling in the vicinity of the airfield, the aircraft collided with a second Morane-Saulnier M.S.233 operated by the same air forces and carrying two crews. Both airplanes crashed in Sabugo, less than 2 km east of the airport. All three crew members were killed.

Crash of a Morane-Saulnier M.S.233 in Sintra: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 22, 1934
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Sintra - Sintra
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane was engaged in a local training flight out from Sintra Airbase (Base Aérea n°1) with two crew members on board. While circling in the vicinity of the airfield, the aircraft collided with a second Morane-Saulnier M.S.233 operated by the same air forces and carrying one pilot. Both airplanes crashed in Sabugo, less than 2 km east of the airport. All three crew members were killed.

Crash of a Savoia S.55X off Ponta Delgada: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 8, 1933 at 0530 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
I-RANI
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Ponta Delgada – Lisbon
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was taking part to a world tour under the command of General Italo Balbo. After takeoff from Ponta Delgada, the seaplane crashed into the sea and came to rest upside down. One crew member was killed.

Crash of an Amiot 123 in Horta: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 13, 1929 at 0800 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
SP-APO
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Paris – New York
MSN:
1
YOM:
1929
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Both pilots Casimir Kubala and Ludwik Idzikowski attempted to cross the Atlantic Ocean from Paris to New York. A first attempt was made in July 1928 without success. Named 'Marszałek Piłsudski', the aircraft was bought by the Polish Government and was equipped with the Polish Air Force roundel. The crew departed Paris-Le Bourget Airport at 0345LT bound to the west to the Atlantic Ocean. More than an hour later, the engine surged and the crew decided to divert to the Azores Islands. Four hours later, the engine was about to fail so the crew diverted to Horta. On final approach, the aircraft was too low and hit a rocky wall short of runway. It overturned and came to rest upside down, bursting into flames. While Casimir Kubala was slightly injured, Ludwik Idzikowski was killed. The Amiot 123 was built at one example expressly for the Polish Government to attempt this cross Atlantic flight.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Breguet 14.A2 in Lisbon: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 30, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lisbon - Lisbon
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at Lisbon-Alverca Airport. While flying at low height in the vicinity of the airfield, the aircraft collided with power cables and crashed. Both crew members were killed.

Crash of a CAMS 51/3R off Horta

Date & Time: Jul 23, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AIMS
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Brest – Horta – New York
MSN:
001
YOM:
1928
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The seaplane named 'La Frégate' crashed while taking off from the Horta Bay for unknown reasons. While both crew members were slightly injured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. It was on its way from Brest, France, to New York.

Crash of a Heinkel He.6b off Horta

Date & Time: Nov 13, 1927 at 0233 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
D-1220
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Warnemünde - Brunsbüttel - Wilhelmshaven - Amsterdam - Vigo - Lisbon - Horta
MSN:
286
YOM:
1927
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a flight from Rostock to Newfoundland on behalf of the German manufacturer Heinkel Flugzeugbau. The aircraft departed Warnemünde harbor (north of Rostock) at 1221LT on 12OCT1927 and made several intermediate stops en route: Brunsbüttel on 12OCT, Wilhelmshaven on 13OCT, Amsterdam on 14OCT, Vigo on 16OCT, Lisbon on 18OCT and Horta on 04NOV. After few days on Faial Island, the crew decided to continue his trip to Canada and started on the night of 12 to 13 of November. Two takeoff attempts were abandoned due to unfavorable winds, and during the third attempt, while climbing, the aircraft crashed in the sea, in the harbor of Horta. While all three occupants escaped uninjured, the aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
Captain Horst Mertz, pilot,
Willem Bock, radio navigator,
Fritz Rohde, engineer.

Crash of an Avro 504K near Granja do Marquês: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 25, 1926
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
7
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane was approaching the Granja do Marquês AFB in Sintra when it crashed in unknown circumstances. Both occupants, Lt Almicar Alvarenca Passo and the passenger, Doctor Alf José de Azevedo Reis were killed.