Crash of a Fairey IIID in Dundee: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1927 at 1000 LT
Type of aircraft:
Fairey III
Operator:
Registration:
S1094
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Leuchars - Leuchars
MSN:
F.833
YOM:
1927
Location:
Dundee
Angus (Forfarshire)
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from RAF Leuchars, while climbing, the engine caught fire. The pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in Binn Cottage, some 11 km northwest of RAF Leuchars, bursting into flames. The pilot was seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed. Few hours later, the pilot F/O Rawdon Frank Gerald Salmond died from his injuries.
Probable cause:
Engine fire during climbout.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9 in Blauwput: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 27, 1926 at 1100 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.9
Operator:
Registration:
D-23
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Goetsenhoven AFB - Goetsenhoven AFB
Location:
Leuven
Flemish Brabant
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed Goetsenhoven AFB for a local training flight. En route, the engine caught fire and exploded. The pilot lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed in the courtyard of the workshop 'Le Corps Creux', in Blauwput, in the suburb of Leuven. The pilot was killed while the observer was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire. The following day, the survivor died from his injuries.
Crew:
Alphonse Laplanche, pilot,
Joseph Delvenne, observer.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight following the explosion of the carburetor.

Crash of a Breguet 19 in Paris: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 24, 1926
Type of aircraft:
Breguet 19
Operator:
Albert Collet
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Location:
Paris
Paris
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, Lieutenant Albert Collet, made a bet with friends he was able to fly under the Eiffel tower and to pass between the pillars. Just prior reaching the Tower, the aircraft hit an antenna and crashed, bursting into flames. The only occupant was killed.
Probable cause:
Poor judgement on part of the pilot.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO H-13-3 in Alicante: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1925 at 1000 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lioré-et-Olivier LeO H-13
Operator:
Registration:
F-AHBH
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Oran – Alicante
MSN:
02
YOM:
1925
Location:
Alicante
Valencian Community
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While approaching Alicante from the sea, the crew passed over the harbour but failed to realize his altitude was insufficient. The aircraft collided with a lightning rod then stalled and crashed near the Paseo Martires de la Libertad, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed and both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Louis Mingat, pilot,
Joseph Salvadou, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Pilot error.

Crash of a Blériot Spad 66 in Basel

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1925
Type of aircraft:
Blériot Spad 66
Operator:
Registration:
F-FREM
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Site:
City
Schedule:
Basel - Paris
MSN:
3153.29
YOM:
1921
Location:
Basel-Sternenfeld
Basel City
Country:
Switzerland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Basel-Sternenfeld Airport, the aircraft went out of control and crashed, bursting into flames. Occupant fate unknown.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9C in Marseille

Date & Time: May 28, 1922
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.9
Operator:
Wilfred Theodore Blake
Registration:
G-EBDE
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
Lyon - Marseille
MSN:
H5738
YOM:
1922
Location:
Marseille
Bouches-du-Rhône
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a world tour and departed Lyon in the morning bound to Marseille. The aircraft overflew Marseille downtown and the crew was forced to make an emergency landing, most probably because lost or due to fuel exhaustion. The aircraft crashed in the Parc Borély located south of the city. While all three occupants were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. It was planned that the crew should land in Marseille but he was not aware that the airport deserving this city was located in Istres, some 50 km northeast of the final position.
Crew:
Captain Norman McMillan, pilot
Major W. T. Blake, copilot and navigator.
Passenger:
Colonel L. E. Broome, photograph.

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

Date & Time: Apr 29, 1921
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
196
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Chicago – Cleveland
Location:
Cleveland
Ohio
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
On approach to Cleveland, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions. The aircraft impacted a bridge over the Cuyahoga River and crashed on a railway road. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4B in San Francisco

Date & Time: Jan 14, 1921
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
153
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
Marina - Sacramento
Location:
San Francisco
California
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Marina to Sacramento, while flying at an altitude of 2,000 over San Francisco in foggy conditions, the engine failed. The pilot elected to make an emergency landing and reduced his altitude when the airplane collided with the trolley wires and crashed in Gough Street, bursting into flames. The pilot escaped uninjured and the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.4 in Cleveland

Date & Time: May 25, 1920
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.4
Operator:
Registration:
88
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Site:
City
Location:
Cleveland
Ohio
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following a pilot error, the aircraft collided with a wireless pole over the Glenn L. Martin factory and crashed. Crew fate unknown.
Probable cause:
Pilot error.
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