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

Date & Time: Feb 10, 1935
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
G-AADI
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Leeming – Linthorpe
MSN:
970
YOM:
1929
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon arrival in Middlesbrough, the aircraft was flying low when the pilot made a sharp turn. The airplane stalled and crashed on the Linthorpe Golf Course. Both occupants were injured, the passenger seriously.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 20 in Chartres: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1935 at 1500 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
324
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Chartres - Chartres
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a local training flight on behalf of the 2nd squadron of the 22nd regiment based in Chartres. Shortly after takeoff, an engine failed. The aircraft lost height and crashed onto two houses located near the airport. A fuel tank exploded and ground damages were important. Two crew members and one people on the ground were killed. Two other crew members were seriously injured.
Crew:
Sgt/C Noël Drapier, pilot,
Sgt/C D. Giraud-Magne,
Cpl in Chief Alison, gunner,
Sgt Schneider, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Engine failure after takeoff.

Crash of a Boeing 247 in Western Springs

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1934 at 1815 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NC13328
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Chicago – Omaha
MSN:
1709
YOM:
1933
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Fifteen minutes after takeoff from Chicago, the copilot informed ATC about problems with the right engine and elected to return. Shortly later, the left engine lost power as well and the crew attempted an emergency landing in an open field. On final, the aircraft impacted trees and came to rest in a vertical position against trees, near houses. The stewardess and the passenger (an employee of the operator) were slightly injured while both pilots were seriously injured.
Probable cause:
It is the opinion of the Accident Board that the probable cause of this accident was ice forming in the carburetors of both engines which resulted in loss of power.

Crash of a Fairey IIIF at Baldonnel AFB: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 10, 1934
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Baldonnel - Baldonnel
MSN:
F.968
YOM:
1927
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed Baldonnel-Casement AFB on a local post maintenance test flight. While flying around the airbase, the pilot failed to realize his altitude was too low. The airplane impacted a tree then crashed between n° 31 and 33 Terenure Road in the West Dublin suburb, bursting into flames. A crew member was seriously injured and both other occupants were killed. There were no victims on ground.
Crew:
Lt Arthur G. Russell, †
Pvt Donal Joseph Toomey, †
Sgt Patrick Leo Canavan.

Crash of a Savoia-Marchetti SM.62bis in Irkutsk: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1934 at 0930 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-X2
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Irkutsk – Bodaibo
MSN:
OE67
YOM:
1932
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Aircraft flight hours:
291
Circumstances:
The floatplane was engaged in a schedule service from Irkutsk to Bodaibo, carrying four passengers and a crew of three. On the Angara River, the captain travelled a distance of about 100 metres then made a 180 turn to start the takeoff procedure. At this time, the distance between the airplane and the first building in the city was about 1300-1400 metres. At a distance of 30-35 metres from the shore, the pilot started the rotation and the airplane took off despite its speed was insufficient. It climbed in a nose up attitude then collided with a two-story house, causing the empennage to be torn off. The airplane stalled and crashed in the Transportnaya street. A passenger was seriously injured while six other occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The pilot decided to takeoff facing the city from a distance that was obviously insufficient. He also initiated the rotation while the aircraft' speed was too low.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60M Moth in Cheam

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1934
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G-AASM
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Brooklands - Brooklands
MSN:
1433
YOM:
1930
Location:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Brooklands on a solo sortie. While flying at low altitude, he lost control of the airplane that crashed between Willbery Avenue and The Warren in Cheam. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot Lindsay Robertson Glegg was seriously injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4B in Mexico City: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 28, 1933 at 0900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
13
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Mexico City - Mexico City
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was completing a local training flight out from Mexico City Airport. In unknown circumstances, the single engine airplane registered 13 and named Chiapas collided with a second DH.4B of the Mexican Air Force that was engaged in a same type of mission. Registered 11 and named Tabasco, the second aircraft was also carrying one pilot. Following the collision, both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed in the district of Jardín Balbuena, southwest of the airfield. Both aircraft were destroyed and both pilots were killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4B in Mexico City: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 28, 1933 at 0900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
11
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Mexico City - Mexico City
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was completing a local training flight out from Mexico City Airport. In unknown circumstances, the single engine airplane registered 11 and named Tabasco collided with a second DH.4B of the Mexican Air Force that was engaged in a same type of mission. Registered 13 and named Chiapas, the second aircraft was also carrying one pilot. Following the collision, both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed in the district of Jardín Balbuena, southwest of the airfield. Both aircraft were destroyed and both pilots were killed.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO H-213 in Beauvais

Date & Time: Nov 16, 1933 at 0900 LT
Operator:
Registration:
F-AIFD
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Paris – Croydon
MSN:
01
YOM:
1926
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed Paris-Le Bourget Airport at 0840LT on a mail flight to Croydon. Twenty minutes later, while cruising at an altitude of 1,000 metres, the left engine caught fire. The crew decided to bail out and abandoned the aircraft that impacted an electricity pole and the roof of a factory before crashing in an affluent of the Avelon River, bursting into flames. Both pilots were uninjured while the aircraft was destroyed. All mail, more than one ton, was also destroyed.
Probable cause:
In-flight fire on the left engine.

Crash of a Cessna DC-6B in Brooklyn: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 12, 1933 at 0750 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NC641K
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Curtiss Field - Curtiss Field
MSN:
220
YOM:
1929
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Curtiss Field in Valley Stream (NY) on a local joyride. While flying at low height, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that impacted trees then the roof of a house and crashed on Hegeman Avenue. The pilot was injured and all three passengers were killed.