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

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
ZS-ABG
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
415
YOM:
1927
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, departed Johannesburg on a solo private flight. En route, he was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reasons. The aircraft crashed near Kinross and was destroyed. The pilot was uninjured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60 Moth in Potchefstroom

Date & Time: Mar 1, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
ZS-AAF
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Potchefstroom – Greytown
MSN:
440
YOM:
1927
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on takeoff for unknown reasons. The pilot, sole on board, was injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60 Moth in Baragwanath

Date & Time: Feb 1, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
ZS-AAO
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Baragwanath - Baragwanath
MSN:
422
YOM:
1927
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at Baragwanath Airport. On final approach, the aircraft went out of control and crashed short of runway. Both occupants were injured.

Crash of a Latécoère 26.2R off Azemmour: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1929 at 1930 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AIMU
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Dakar – Agadir – Casablanca – Alicante – Barcelona – Perpignan – Toulouse
MSN:
674
YOM:
1928
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was on his way to France with mail (letters and packets) from South America. The aircraft departed Agadir at 1600LT bound for Casablanca, and overflew Mazagan (El Jadida) at 1915LT. Few minutes later, while cruising along the coast, the single engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in the Atlantic Ocean. SAR operations were initiated but no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found, and all operations were suspended few days later. Three weeks later, the dead bodies of both crew were found on a beach near Azemmour.
Crew:
Emile Lécrivain, pilot,
Pierre Ducaud, radio navigator.

Crash of a Dornier Do J Wal off Cape Figalo: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
W-8
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Los Alcázares - Melilla
MSN:
31
YOM:
1925
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The seaplane departed the bay of Los Alcázares at 0900LT on a flight to Melilla, carrying three crew members. As the aircraft failed to arrive at destination, SAR operations were initiated. Five days later, on 5 January 1929, the wreckage was found four km west of Cape Figalo, Algeria. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cdt Caulac,
Cpt Pauler +1.

Crash of an Avro 594 Avian III in the Muchinga Hills

Date & Time: Oct 18, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
G-EBVU
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Cape Town – Johannesburg – Pretoria – Livingstone – Elizabethville – Tabora
MSN:
111
YOM:
1928
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot Murdoch was performing a private flight from South Africa back to England. Few minutes after his departure from Livingstone, he encountered unspecified problems when the aircraft crashed on a mountain slope located in the Muchinga Hills. The aircraft named 'John' was destroyed and the pilot was seriously injured.

Crash of a Latécoère 25.3R off Morocco

Date & Time: Oct 11, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AIUK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
MSN:
705
YOM:
1928
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in the Atlantic Ocean off the Moroccan coast. Occupant fate unknown.

Crash of a Breguet 14 Torpedo in Morocco

Date & Time: Sep 22, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F-AFAT
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
195 ter
YOM:
1923
Country:
Region:
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. An emergency landing was made following unknown technical problems. While both occupants were injured, the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Unknown technical failure.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO H-190 in Tunis

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1928
Operator:
Registration:
F-AIGC
Flight Phase:
Site:
Schedule:
Tunis – Marseille – Paris
MSN:
2
YOM:
1926
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Tunis-Carthage Airport, the aircraft stalled and crashed in the Kheireddine district. Occupant fate unknown.

Crash of a De Havillandf DH.60X Moth in Baragwanath

Date & Time: Aug 30, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G-UAAN
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Baragwanath – Baragwanath
MSN:
588
YOM:
1928
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at Baragwanath Airport. The single engine aircraft crashed upon landing for unknown reason. Both occupants were injured.