Crash of a Latécoère 28-0 near the Cape Bojador: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 26, 1934
Type of aircraft:
Latécoère 28
Operator:
Registration:
F-AJPA
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Paris – Casablanca – Dakar – Buenos Aires
MSN:
925
YOM:
1930
Location:
Cape Bojador
Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra
Country:
Western Sahara
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Paris on an international schedule service to Buenos Aires with five passengers and two crew members on board. On the leg from Casablanca to Dakar, while cruising at night at an altitude of 3,000 metres, the engine caught fire. The pilot reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed in rough terrain located about 50 km from the Cape Bojador, bursting into flames. Six occupants were injured while the flight engineer Jean Reig was killed.
Crew:
Marcel Goret, pilot,
Frédéric Marret, radio operator,
Jean Reig, flight engineer. †
Probable cause:
Engine fire in flight.

Crash of a CAMS 53/1 off Qurbus

Date & Time: Feb 9, 1934
Type of aircraft:
CAMS 53
Operator:
Registration:
F-ALFF
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Marseille – Tunis
MSN:
34
YOM:
1931
Location:
Qurbus
Nabeul Governorate (ولاية نابل‎)
Country:
Tunisia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
A technical failure of unknown origin forced the pilot to make an emergency landing in the Gulf of Tunis, off Qurbus. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all occupants were rescued.

Crash of a Potez 25.A2 in Jan Meda

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1934
Type of aircraft:
Potez 25
Operator:
Ethiopian Government
Registration:
1
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Government
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa City District
Country:
Ethiopia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Jan Meda, in the suburb of Addis Ababa, somewhere in January 1934 (exact date unknown). The airplane was named 'Nesre Tafari'. Occupant fate unknown.

Crash of a Junkers W.34fi in Eshowe: 5 killed

Date & Time: Dec 14, 1933
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.34
Operator:
Registration:
ZS-AEB
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Durban – Johannesburg
MSN:
2735
YOM:
1933
Location:
Eshowe
KwaZulu-Natal
Country:
South Africa
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
En route from Durban to Johannesburg, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with poor visibility due to fog. Too low, the airplane impacted the slope of a hill and was destroyed. A passenger was critically injured and all five other occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.84 Dragon I in Kilindini

Date & Time: Dec 8, 1933
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.84 Dragon
Operator:
Registration:
VP-KAW
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
6047
YOM:
1933
Location:
Mombasa
Coast
Country:
Kenya
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Kilindini, in Mombasa, the aircraft stalled and crashed. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure during initial climb.

Crash of a Spartan Three Seater I off Cape Town

Date & Time: Dec 4, 1933
Type of aircraft:
Spartan Three Seater I/II
Operator:
Aero Services - South Africa
Registration:
ZS-ADP
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
60
YOM:
1931
Location:
Cape Town
Western Cape
Country:
South Africa
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Germiston on a taxi flight with two passengers and one pilot on board. In unknown circumstances, it crashed into the sea off Cape Town. All three occupants were rescued.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.84 Dragon I in Baragwanath: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 26, 1933
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.84 Dragon
Operator:
Aircraft Operating Company
Registration:
ZS-AEF
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
6026
YOM:
1933
Location:
Baragwanath
Gauteng
Country:
South Africa
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff, while climbing to a height of 250 feet, the aircraft stalled and crashed. Both occupants were killed.
Crew:
William John Charles Kennedy-Cochran-Patrick.
Passenger:
Sir Michael Oppenheimer.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth off Muanda: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 6, 1933
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth
Operator:
Carl Nauer
Registration:
CH-326
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Cape Town - Croydon
MSN:
2211
YOM:
1931
Location:
Muanda
Kongo-Central
Country:
Democratic Republic of Congo
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was attempting a world record from Cape Town to Croydon. While flying over the delta of the Congo River, the single engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances off Muanda, Bas Congo. The pilot was killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth in Mbeya

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1933
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
R. Usher
Registration:
VP-KAX
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Mbeya – Nyeri
MSN:
1913
YOM:
1933
Location:
Mbeya
Mbeya Region
Country:
Tanzania
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed upon takeoff from Mbeya, Tanganyika. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
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