Crash of a Potez 32/4 in Mawlamyine

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Potez 32
Operator:
Registration:
F-AJHU
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Paris – Marseille – Algiers – Tunis – Tripoli – Benghazi – Cairo – Basra – Agra – Allahabad – Calcutta – Akyab – Yangon – Saigon
MSN:
01
YOM:
1929
Location:
Mawlamyine
Mon State
Country:
Myanmar
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 mail flight from France to Saigon. While overflying over Mawlamyine, Burma, he encountered poor weather conditions. A forced landing being impossible in this hilly area, the crew decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. The aircraft crashed and was destroyed while both occupants, Joseph Le Brix and Maurice Rossi, were uninjured.

Crash of a Levasseur PL.8 in Istres

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Levasseur PL.8
Operator:
Registration:
F-AJKP
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Dakar - Istres
MSN:
PL.8-02
YOM:
1928
Location:
Istres-Le Tubé
Bouches-du-Rhône
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot Henri Delaunay was completing a mail flight from Dakar to Istres-Le Tubé Airport. Upon landing, the aircraft hit a pothole, went out of control and came to rest with serious damages. The the pilot was uninjured and the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Loss of control upon landing after hitting a pothole on ground.

Crash of an Arado V1 in Neuruppin: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 19, 1929 at 0630 LT
Type of aircraft:
Arado V1
Operator:
Registration:
D-1594
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Las Palmas – Seville – Marseille – Berlin
MSN:
47
YOM:
1929
Location:
Neuruppin
Brandenburg
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While approaching Berlin-Tempelhof Airport, the crew encountered foggy conditions and was unable to locate the airport. The pilot lost his orientation and continued to the north. In poor visibility, the single engine aircraft crashed in an open field located in Neuruppin, some 60 km northwest of Berlin. Both pilots Albrecht and Eichentopf were killed and the flight engineer Joachim Von Schröder was seriously injured.

Crash of a Morane-Saulnier M.S.233 in Mawlamyine

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Morane-Saulnier M.S.233
Operator:
Registration:
F-AJHO
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Paris – Marseille – Algiers – Tunis – Tripoli – Benghazi – Cairo – Basra – Agra – Allahabad – Calcutta – Akyab – Yangon – Saigon
MSN:
2
YOM:
1929
Location:
Mawlamyine
Mon State
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While overflying Mawlamyine, the crew lost his orientation while flying in stormy weather. Because he was flying over mountainous terrain, the crew was unable to attempt an emergency landing and decided to bail out. The aircraft crashed and was destroyed. A pilot was injured and the second one was unhurt.

Crash of a Nieuport-Delage NiD-641 off Sirte: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 14, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Nieuport-Delage NiD-641
Operator:
Registration:
F-AJDA
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Paris – Marseille – Algiers – Tunis – Tripoli – Benghazi – Cairo – Basra – Agra – Allahabad – Calcutta – Akyab – Yangon – Saigon
MSN:
01
YOM:
1929
Location:
Sirte
Sirte (سرت )
Country:
Libya
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Paris-Le Bourget on a mail flight to Saigon, carrying three crew members. Intermediate stops were scheduled in Marseille, Algiers, Tunis, Tripoli, Benghazi, Cairo, Basra, Agra, Allahabad, Calcutta, Akyab and Yangon. En route from Tripoli to Benghazi, the aircraft crashed in the Mediterranean Sea in unknown circumstances. As the airplane failed to arrive in Benghazi, SAR operations were initiated and on December 23, the crew of an Italian ship found the wreckage and the dead bodied on a beach located near Sirte.
Crew:
Edmond Lasalle, pilot,
Mr. Reybard, radio navigator,
Mr. Faltot, engineer.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth in Woburn

Date & Time: Dec 10, 1929 at 1320 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
NC831E
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1-F
Location:
Woburn
Massachusetts
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Boston on a mail flight. En route, the engine failed, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing. On final, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a pasture. The pilot, sole on board, was injured.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Douglas M-3 in Chagrin Falls: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 2, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Douglas M-3
Operator:
Registration:
NC789
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bellefonte – Cleveland
MSN:
622
Location:
Chagrin Falls
Ohio
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
En route from Bellefonte to Cleveland, the single engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in a snow covered field located in an uninhabited area close to Chagrin Falls. The wreckage was found four days later. The pilot Thomas P. Nelson, sole on board, was killed.

Crash of a Latécoère 26.6 in Málaga: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 30, 1929 at 1900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Latécoère 26
Operator:
Registration:
F-AJCN
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Málaga – Casablanca
MSN:
694
YOM:
1929
Location:
Málaga
Andalusia
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff, the aircraft stalled and crashed in Churriana, near the airfield, bursting into flames. All three occupants killed. They were performing a mail flight from France to Morocco with intermediate stops in Spain.
Crew:
Georges Schenk, pilot,
Pierre Le Bouteiller, radio navigator,
Mr. Sahenoze, engineer.

Crash of a Stearman M-2 Speedmail in Vancouver: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 30, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Stearman M-2 Speedmail
Operator:
Registration:
NC9052
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Salt Lake City – Pasco – Portland – Seattle
MSN:
1002
YOM:
1929
Location:
Vancouver
Washington
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While approaching Portland-Swan Island Field, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions and decided to return to Pasco. Doing so, the aircraft impacted power cables and crashed by a bridge located in Vancouver, near the Columbia River. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot Clarence C. Price was seriously injured. He died from his injuries the following day.

Crash of a Pitcairn PA-5 Mailwing in Galveston

Date & Time: Nov 14, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Pitcairn PA-5 Mailwing
Operator:
Registration:
NC3467
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
6
YOM:
1928
Location:
Galveston
Texas
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing, the single engine airplane went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest, bursting into flames. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.
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