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Following an uneventful flight, the crew landed at Bucarest-Băneasa Airport. While taxiing to join his parking place, a sudden fire erupted. The crew stopped the airplane on the taxiway and all seven occupants evacuated safely before the aircraft would be totally destroyed by fire.

Probable cause:

Undetermined fire during taxiing.

Crash of a Lockheed 14H Super Electra near Gӑinești: 14 killed

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1938 at 1738 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed 14 Super Electra

Operator:

Registration:

SP-BNG

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Warsaw – Lviv – Chernivtsi – Bucharest – Thessaloniki – Athens

MSN:

1432

YOM:

1938

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Less than 30 minutes after its departure from Chernivtsi Airport, while cruising over the region of Suceava, north part of Romania, the crew encountered very bad weather conditions. The twin engine airplane entered an uncontrolled descent, dove into the ground and crashed in a hilly and wooded area located near the village of Gӑinești, some 35 km southwest of Suceava. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 14 occupants were killed, among them the Romanian composer and aviator Ionel Fernic.

Probable cause:

It is the opinion of the Board that the accident was caused by lightning which struck the aircraft in flight. Strong turbulences should be a contributory factor.

Crash of a Fokker F7b/3m in Helsinki

Date & Time: Jan 12, 1938

Type of aircraft:

Fokker F7

Operator:

Registration:

SP-AOE

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Government

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Warsaw – Helsinki

MSN:

5/6

YOM:

1935

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The three engine aircraft was performing a special flight for the Polish Government. In unknown circumstances, it crash landed at Helsinki-Malmi Airport and came to rest against the perimeter fence. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and there were no injuries among the occupants.

Crash of a Douglas DC-2-115D on Mt Mozgovishki Chukar: 6 killed

Date & Time: Nov 23, 1937 at 1150 LT

Type of aircraft:

Douglas DC-2

Operator:

Registration:

SP-ASJ

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Lydda - Athens – Thessaloniki – Sofia – Warsaw

MSN:

1318

YOM:

1934

Location:

Mt Mozgovishki Chukar

Blagoevgrad

Country:

Bulgaria

Region:

Europe

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The airplane departed Lydda on a flight to Warsaw with intermediate stops in Athens, Thessaloniki and Sofia, carrying three passengers and three crew members. The airplane departed Thessaloniki Airport at 1115LT bound for Sofia. At 1146LT, the radio operator informed ground about his position at an altitude of 3,000 metres and reported poor weather conditions. A last message was recorded four minutes later then communications ceased. As the airplane failed to arrive in Sofia, SAR operations were initiated and more than 2,000 people took part in the operations. The wreckage was found four days later on the south slope of Mt Mozgovishki Chukar, at an altitude of 2,600 metres, some 40 km northeast of Petritch. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and all six occupants were killed.
Crew:
Tadeusz Dmoszynski, pilot,
Marian Vinnik, radio operator,
Rishard Valentukevich, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Lockheed 10A Electra in Piaseczno: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 11, 1937

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed 10 Electra

Operator:

Registration:

SP-AYD

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Krakow - Warsaw

MSN:

1048

YOM:

1936

Location:

Piaseczno

Masovian Voivodeship (Mazowieckie)

Country:

Poland

Region:

Europe

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Following an uneventful flight from Krakow, the crew initiated the approach to Warsaw-Okecie Airport at night and in poor visibility due to fog. Too low, the twin engine airplane collided with a power line and crashed in a field located in Piaseczno, some 8 km south of the airport. Both pilots and two passengers were killed.

Crash of a Lockheed 10A Electra in Susiec: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 28, 1936 at 1045 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed 10 Electra

Operator:

Registration:

SP-AYA

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Lviv - Warsaw

MSN:

1045

YOM:

1936

Location:

Susiec

Lublin Voivodeship (Lubelskie)

Country:

Poland

Region:

Europe

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En route from Lviv to Warsaw, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with severe icing conditions. The captain decided to attempt an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed in a field located near Susiec. Two passengers were killed while the radio operator died the following day from his injuries. All nine other occupants were injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Mieczysław Jonikas, pilot,
Józef Fronc, radio operator. †
Passengers:
Józef Zimmerman, †
Zygmunt Łoś, †
Tadeusz Piszczkowski +7

Probable cause:

Icing.

Crash of a Lockheed 10A Electra near Tatoi: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 1, 1936 at 1535 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed 10 Electra

Operator:

Registration:

SP-AYB

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Warsaw – Bucharest – Athens

MSN:

1046

YOM:

1936

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On the leg from Bucharest to Athens, the crew encountered poor weather since over Thessaloniki, Greece. On approach to Tatoi Airport, while flying at an altitude of some 1,000 metres in foggy conditions, the aircraft hit a tree with one of its wing and crashed near Malakasa, some 10 km north of the airport. The Captain Joseph Sittelle was killed while six other occupants were injured.

Probable cause:

The cause of the crash was attributed to a controlled flight into terrain (CFIT).