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Crash of a Lockheed 10A Electra off Vordingborg: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1939 at 1320 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed 10 Electra
Operator:
Registration:
G-AESY
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
London – Copenhagen – Stockholm – Hambourg
MSN:
1102
YOM:
1937
Location:
Vordingborg
Sjælland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
While flying some 80 km south of Copenhagen, the crew informed ATC about a fire on board and reduced his altitude. Due to a sudden hazardous situation, the captain attempted to ditch the aircraft off Vordingborg. The aircraft hit the water surface and before it came to rest, the copilot jump into the water. He was slightly injured and quickly rescued while the aircraft sank rapidly. All five other occupants were killed, among them two employees from the Standard Oil Company based in New Jersey.
Probable cause:
Fuel vapor ignited either in its cabin or the space in its port wing, necessitating a forced landing. The blaze was attributed to the leakage of gasoline from the overflow boxes, which in turn must have resulted from the overfilling of its fuel tanks. However, the cause of the ignition of the fuel could not be determined.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.84M Dragon I in Hømgård: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 24, 1936 at 2210 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.84 Dragon
Operator:
Registration:
S-21
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Ambulance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
6060
YOM:
1934
Location:
Hømgård
Sjælland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Copenhagen-Kastrup on an ambulance flight with a crew of three on board. While cruising at night, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions. In low visibility due to heavy snow falls, the airplane crashed in a field located in Hømgård, some 5 km south of Ringsted. The aircraft was destroyed and all three crew members were killed. It was later understood that the crew was dispatched to search an airplane that was supposed to be missing in the region of Midtsjælland but no plane was found as this was a wrong information.
Crew:
Niels Klinkby Pedersen, pilot,
Claus Ove Peter Schnack,
V. P. Steengaard.

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

Date & Time: Jun 20, 1931
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
148
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Avnø - Avnø
MSN:
899
YOM:
1929
Location:
Avnø
Sjælland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Avnø, the single engine airplane crashed for unknown reasons. Both crew members were injured.

Crash of a Farman F.121 Jabiru in Karise

Date & Time: Apr 20, 1927
Type of aircraft:
Farman F.121 Jabiru
Operator:
Registration:
T-DOXD
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Copenhagen – Hamburg – Cologne
MSN:
45
YOM:
1926
Location:
Karise
Sjælland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The service from Copenhagen to Cologne with an intermediate stop in Hamburg was inaugurated the day prior to the accident. En route, the pilot encountered engine problems and elected to make an emergency landing in an open field. While the pilot was unhurt, the aircraft named 'Sjaelland' was severely damaged and later considered as damaged beyond repair. It was reported the engine failure was caused by a fuel exhaustion.
Crew:
Christian Johannsen, pilot.
Probable cause:
Engine failure due to a fuel exhaustion.
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