Crash of a Latécoère 26.2R in Tarfaya

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Latécoère 26
Operator:
Registration:
F-AINF
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Toulouse – Perpignan – Alicante – Casablanca – Dakar
MSN:
680
YOM:
1928
Location:
Tarfaya
Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra
Country:
Western Sahara
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, visibility became low due to foggy conditions. The crew reduced his altitude to maintain a visual contact with the ground when the aircraft hit a sand dune and crashed. Both crew were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Roodepoort

Date & Time: Jun 5, 1928
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
G-UAAQ
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Baragwanath – Baragwanath
MSN:
534
YOM:
1928
Location:
Roodepoort
Gauteng
Country:
South Africa
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed Baragwanath Airport on a local training flight. En route, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in Roodepoort, some 17 km northwest of Johannesburg. Both crew members were injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in El Salloum

Date & Time: May 17, 1928
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Henry C. MacDonald
Registration:
G-EBVX
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Baghdad - Stag Lane
MSN:
538
YOM:
1928
Location:
El Salloum
Matruh
Country:
Egypt
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot Henry C. MacDonald (owner of the aircraft) completed last month a flight from Stag Lane to Baghdad. He was on his return trip to London when cruising along the egyptian coast, he encountered engine problems and decided to make an emergency landing on a beach near El Salloum. While the pilot was unhurt, the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair and abandoned on site.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Tabora

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1928
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Mary Bailey
Registration:
G-EBSF
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Croydon - Cape Town
MSN:
415
YOM:
1927
Location:
Tabora
Tabora Region
Country:
Tanzania
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The owner of the airplane, Lady Mary Bailey, was attempting a solo flight from Croydon, Surrey, to Cape Town, South Africa. Approaching Tabora Airport, Tanganyika, the aircraft went out of control and crashed. While the sole occupant was injured, the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60 Moth in Nairobi: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1928
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Maia Carberry
Registration:
G-EBSQ
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Demonstration
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Nairobi - Nairobi
MSN:
421
YOM:
1927
Location:
Nairobi
Nairobi City District
Country:
Kenya
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a demonstration flight in the vicinity of the Dagoretti Aerodrome in Nairobi. While flying at low height, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed near the airfield. The pilot Dudley Cowie and the passenger and owner of the aircraft Maia Alfreda Ivy Carberry were killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Bloemfontein

Date & Time: Feb 7, 1928
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
African Aerial Travels
Registration:
G-UAAG
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Durban – Bloemfontein
MSN:
442
YOM:
1927
Location:
Bloemfontein
Free State
Country:
South Africa
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on final approach to Bloemfontein for unknown reason. Both occupants were injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Pomeroy

Date & Time: Dec 26, 1927
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
African Aerial Travels
Registration:
G-UAAE
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
439
YOM:
1927
Location:
Pomeroy
KwaZulu-Natal
Country:
South Africa
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While on a flight from Durban, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances near Pomeroy. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Breguet 14A.2 in Western Sahara

Date & Time: Dec 8, 1927
Type of aircraft:
Breguet 14
Operator:
Registration:
F-ALKU
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Villa Cisneros - Nouadhibou
MSN:
6365.131
YOM:
1922
Location:
Villa Cisneros
Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira
Country:
Western Sahara
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Villa Cisneros (Dakhla) to Port-Étienne (Nouadhibou), in Mauritania, the pilot encountered technical problems and was forced to attempt an emergency landing some 200 km south of Villa Cisneros, in Western Sahara. While the pilot was unhurt, the aircraft was destroyed. It appears that a structural failure occurred on a wing.
Probable cause:
Structural failure in flight.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO H-13A off Oran

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1927
Type of aircraft:
Lioré-et-Olivier LeO H-13
Operator:
Registration:
F-AFCZ
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Alicante - Oran
MSN:
3
YOM:
1923
Location:
Oran
Oran
Country:
Algeria
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While approaching the Algerian coast, the crew encountered engine problems and attempted to ditch the aircraft few km offshore. The airplane landed on rough sea and was badly damaged. Both crew and both passengers were rescued by the crew of the French ship named 'Capitaine-Faure' while the aircraft sank and was lost.
Crew:
Marceau Méresse, pilot,
Jean Le Duff, radio.
Passengers:
Mr. Plamont,
Mr. Doerfinger.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.
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