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

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
D-13
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Goetsenhoven AFB - Goetsenhoven AFB
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The single engine aircraft crashed in the vicinity of the Goetsenhoven airbase while performing a local training mission. Both pilots Henri Édouard Depasse and Raymond Grosjean were killed.

Crash of a Farman F.63bis Goliath in Brussels

Date & Time: Oct 23, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
F-FARI
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Paris – Cologne
MSN:
26
YOM:
1922
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Paris-Le Bourget on a regular schedule service to Cologne, carrying three passengers and two crew members. While approaching the Ardennes, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with reduced visibility due to thick fog. The pilot decided to divert to Brussels Airport where the aircraft landed safely. Shortly after takeoff, one of the engine failed, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in an open field and came to rest. All five occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. It already made an emergency landing due to an engine failure four days prior to the accident, on October 19, in Monteille, Calvados.
Probable cause:
Emergency landing due to an engine failure shortly after takeoff.

Crash of an Ansaldo A.300/3 in Tienen: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
O-53
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Goetsenhoven AFB - Goetsenhoven AFB
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Goetsenhoven AFB for a local solo training flight. En route, the engine caught fire. The pilot abandoned the aircraft and bailed out. Out of control, the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in an open field, setting it ablaze. While the pilot was uninjured, one person on the ground was killed.

Crash of an Ansaldo A.300/4 in Goetsenhoven: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
O-16
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Goetsenhoven AFB - Goetsenhoven AFB
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot Hilaire Louis van Verdeghem was performing a training flight out from Goetsenhoven Airbase, south of Tienen. While completing a turn, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed on the ground. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Crash of an Ansaldo A.300/4 in Goetsenhoven: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
O-66
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Goetsenhoven AFB - Goetsenhoven AFB
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot Paul Mathen was performing a local training flight when the aircraft crashed near the airbase of Goetsenhoven, south of Tienen. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Crash of an Ansaldo A.300/4 in Goetsenhoven

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
O-6
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Goetsenhoven AFB - Goetsenhoven AFB
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot Marcel Colman was performing a local training mission out from Goetsenhoven AFB neat Tienen. The accident occurred in unknown circumstances and while the aircraft was destroyed, the pilot was injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9 in Goetsenhoven: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
D-100
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Goetsenhoven AFB - Goetsenhoven AFB
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training mission in the vicinity of the Goetsenhoven AFB, south of Tienen. En route, the single engine aircraft went out of control and crashed, killing the pilot Victor Groenen while the second occupant was seriously injured.

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

Date & Time: Jul 27, 1926 at 1100 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
D-23
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Goetsenhoven AFB - Goetsenhoven AFB
Country:
Region:
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 Fokker F7 in Wolvertem: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1926 at 0930 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
H-NACC
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Amsterdam – Rotterdam – Brussels – Paris
MSN:
4759
YOM:
1924
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While descending to Brussels-Zavantem Airport, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with fog and rain falls. The visibility was reduced and while performing a right turn at low height, the aircraft impacted the ground with its right wing and crashed in a field located in Wolvertem, some 12 km northwest of Zavantem Airport. Both occupants were killed.
Crew:
A. C. de Vree, pilot.
Passenger:
W. Hepner.

Crash of an Ansaldo A.300/4 in Hoegaarden: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 16, 1926
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
O-55
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Goetsenhoven AFB - Goetsenhoven AFB
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in an observation mission over the region of the Goetsenhoven Air Base, near Tienen. While cruising at a height of 3,000 feet, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a beet field. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Gaston Poffe, pilot,
Antoine de Villers de Warroux, pilot.