Crash of a Potez 25 in Sorbier: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 5, 1929 at 1135 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
29
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Bucharest – Belgrade – Venice – Lyon – Tours
MSN:
29
YOM:
1925
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
In the first Potez 25 registered 29 took place François Tulasne and his copilot Favier. In the second Potez 25 registered 47 took place Sergeant Robert Josserand and Sergeant in Chief Georges Vergnaud. With two other Potez 25, they were returning to their base in Tours-Parçay-Meslay after taking part to the funeral of the Romanian Colonel Stefan Protopopescu in Bucharest. All four aircraft made intermediate stops in Belgrade and Venice but both other crews encountered technical problems in Venice and Lyon and both aircraft were grounded. En route from Lyon to Tours, while cruising some two km south of Sorbier, Allier, the crews encountered poor weather conditions with heavy rain falls and low clouds. Due to poor visibility, the crew of the first aircraft decided to return and made a 180 turn when the collision occurred. From a height of 100 metres, both aircraft collided and dove into the ground, killing all four occupants.

Crash of a Kalinin K-4 off Sukhumi: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-219
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Sukhumi – Kharkiv
MSN:
110
YOM:
1929
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff, during initial climb, one of the engine failed. The crew decided to return to Sukhumi and while completing a last turn, he lost control of the airplane that stalled and crashed in the sea. Both crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure during initial climb.

Crash of a Dornier Do J Wal off Valence: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 29, 1928 at 1500 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
I-PLIF
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
66
YOM:
1928
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was returning to Italy from the Svalbard (Spitzberg) archipelago after taking part to a SAR mission for the Italian Dirigible named 'Italia' that crashed during the summer time. En route, while cruising along the Rhône River, some 2 km south of Valence, weather conditions deteriorated and the visibility was poor due to heavy rain falls. The captain decided to return and made a sharp turn to the right at low altitude. The seaplane hit the power cables of the electricity company of Vercors, stalled and crashed in the Rhône River. Three crew members, among them both pilots, were killed. Two mechanics were slightly injured. The aircraft named 'Marina II' was destroyed.
Crew:
Cpt Gian Luigi Pinzo, pilot, †
Lt Tulio Crosio, copilot, †
Off Giuseppe Della Gatta, engineer, †
Mr. Codoniosto, mechanic,
Mr. Barrachini, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Poor judgement on part of the crew who made a sharp turn at low altitude, allowing the aircraft to hit power cables.

Crash of a Ryan B-1 Brougham in Mount Holly: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
M-SCOM
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Roosevelt Field – Mexico City
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Roosevelt Field on a solo flight to Mexico City. Few minutes after takeoff, he encountered poor weather conditions with storm activity and turbulences. He attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in Mount Holly. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot, the Mexican aviator Cpt Emilio Carranza Rodríguez was killed. The aircraft, named 'Mexico-Excelsior', was owned by the Mexican daily newspaper 'Excelsior'.

Crash of a Fokker F7a in Estaires

Date & Time: Jan 12, 1927
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G-EBPL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Croydon - Amsterdam
MSN:
4938
YOM:
1926
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Previously owned by a British Operator, the aircraft was recovered by Fokker and was on a ferry flight from Croydon to Amsterdam. While cruising south of Lille, France, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and attempted an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in an open field located in Estaires, 5 km east of Merville Airport. While both occupants were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Savoia S.16 in Måløy

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1926
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
S-AEAA
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Hitra - Bergen
MSN:
2507
YOM:
1923
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot Leif Lier was performing a ferry flight from Hitra to Bergen. En route, a technical failure occurred on a propeller blade and he was forced to attempt an emergency landing. While the pilot was unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Technical failure on a propeller blade in flight.

Crash of a Blériot 115 in Daméraucourt: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1923 at 1330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-ESBB
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Le Touquet - Toussus-le-Noble
MSN:
1
YOM:
1923
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
After taking part to an airshow in Le Touquet to introduce this new four engine aircraft (first prototype), the crew was returning to his base in Toussus-le-Noble. While cruising at an altitude of 600 metres over Daméraucourt, some 4 km north of Grandvilliers, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in the forest of Vieuville. While the mechanic was uninjured, the pilot was killed instantly. The aircraft was named 'Le Mammouth'.
Crew:
Jean Casale, pilot,
Gaston Boulet, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Loss of control in flight after the rudder control cable got jammed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9 in Naxos: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1922
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Izmir - Naxos - Tatoi AFB
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was returning to Tatoi AFB (north of Athens) from Izmir (Smyrne), Turkey. After a stop on Naxos Island, the aircraft suffered an engine failure and crashed, killing both occupants.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4A off Folkestone

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1919
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G-EAHG
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Interlaken - Paris - Croydon
MSN:
F2694
YOM:
1919
Location:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot, Major-General Edward James Montagu-Stuart-Wortley, was returning to Croydon following an exhibition in Interlaken, Switzerland. After a fuel stop in Paris-Le Bourget, he continued to his base in Croydon. While overflying The Channel and approaching the British coast, he encountered foggy conditions and the visibility was low. Eventually, the aircraft crashed in the sea off Folkestone, Kent. The pilot was rescued while the aircraft was lost.

Crash of a Handley Page V/1500 in Sewardstone

Date & Time: Jan 16, 1919
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F7136
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On January 10, en route to Cricklewood in foggy conditions, the crew encountered engine problems due to air in the fuel line and attempted an emergency landing. The aircraft landed in an open field located in Thompson's Wood near Sewardstone, Essex. All five occupants were uninjured and the aircraft suffered minor damages. Nevertheless, it was repaired on site and it was decided to take off six days later to continue to Cricklewood. Upon takeoff from a soft ground, the twin engine bomber failed to get airborne and crashed into the hedge lining the field. All five occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.