Crash of a CRDA CANT Z.501 Gabbiano off Cadiz

Date & Time: Sep 22, 1936
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
Cádiz
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The float plane was engaged in a maritime patrol flight when an engine failed in flight, forcing the crew to ditch the airplane in the gulf of Cadiz. Two crew members were rescued by the crew of the French oil tanker named 'P.L.M. 17' while two other crew members were rescued 40 hours later by the crew of the french torpedo-boat named 'Lyon'.
Crew:
Lt Miguel Ruiz de la Puente, pilot,
2nd Lt Rodolfo Bay Right, pilot,
José Sastre Navarro, radio operator,
Francisco Carrión del Río, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Dornier Do J Wal off Gibraltar: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 25, 1936
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The float plane was engaged in a maritime patrol flight over the Alboran Sea when it was shot down by the pilot of a Spanish National Nieuport 52 and crashed into the sea off Gibraltar. All four crew members were killed.

Crash of a Martin B-10B in Bocas del Toro

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1936
Operator:
Registration:
34-57
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
588
YOM:
1934
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered a structural failure in flight and a subsequent fire, forcing the pilot to abandon the aircraft and to bail out. The pilot survived and the aircraft dove into the ground and was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Structural failure in flight.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide in Babo

Date & Time: Mar 7, 1936
Registration:
PK-AKW
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bandung - Babo
MSN:
6294
YOM:
1934
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following a survey flight from Bandung, the crew was approaching Babo Airfield when the twin engine aircraft crash landed and came to rest upside down. All three occupants, among them Captain Tideman, were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Junkers W.34hi in China

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1935
Type of aircraft:
Flight Phase:
MSN:
2790
YOM:
1934
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in China during March 1935. Exact date of the mishap remains unknown as well as the crew fate.

Crash of a Fairey IIIF in Gaza: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 23, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
J9814
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Amman - Amman
MSN:
F.1214
YOM:
1929
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Amman on a survey flight with three crew members on board. In unknown circumstances, the aircraft went out of control and crashed some 3 km north of Gaza. One occupant was seriously injured and two others were killed.

Crash of a Dornier Do J Wal off Surabaya: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 14, 1932 at 1900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
D-26
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Surabaya - Surabaya
MSN:
21
YOM:
1929
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The seaplane was returning to Surabaya-Morokrembangan following a maritime survey mission. It crashed upon landing and caught fire. All four crew members were killed.

Crash of a Fairey IIIF off Marsa Scirocco: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 17, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
S1491
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
HMS Courageous - HMS Courageous
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
After being catapulted from HMS Courageous, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Marsa Scirocco. A crew member was killed and a second was rescued.

Crash of a Curtiss HS-2L in the Rainy Lake: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1931
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
G-CAOJ
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a SAR mission, carrying three passengers and one pilot. While flying in poor weather conditions, the seaplane crashed in the Rainy Lake about 20 miles east from Fort Frances. All four occupants were killed.

Crash of a Fairey IIIF in Nimule: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1931
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
G-AATT
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
F.1315
YOM:
1930
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
En route, weather conditions deteriorated. While flying in heavy rain falls, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in the White Nile, northwest of Nimule. The wreckage was found near the border between Sudan and Uganda. A passenger survived while both other occupants were killed.