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

Date & Time: Aug 18, 1930 at 1415 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
OY-DIC
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Dybvad – Odense
MSN:
3959
YOM:
1929
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
During the weekend, the airplane was taking part to local pleasance flight out from Dybvad, taking part to an airshow. On August 16, a takeoff was abandoned due to insufficient airspeed and the aircraft collided with a tree, damaging the radiator and the left wing. Basic repairs have been carried out and the airplane carried more than 70 people during several sorties on August 17. After its departure from Dybvad, while climbing to a height of about 400 metres, the aircraft suffered a wing failure. The left wing detached and the airplane dove into the ground and crashed in a tourb located in Siverslet, east of Dybvad. The pilot Johannes La Cour was killed and the passenger Olthaver Larsen was seriously injured.

The single engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances. The passenger was injured and the pilot was killed.
Probable cause:
Failure of the left wing in flight, probably due to summary repairs following a previous damage after colliding with a tree.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9A in Abu Sueir: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
J8138
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Abu Sueir - Abu Sueir
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was engaged in a local training flight at RAF Abu Sueir. The airplane crashed upon takeoff and was destroyed. The pilot F/O Eric Tennant Kingsford was killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9 at Tatoi AFB: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Tatoi - Tatoi
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at Tatoi Air Base. On final approach, the single engine aircraft collided with a Greek Air Force Breguet 19 with one pilot on board. Both aircraft went out of control and crashed, killing all three crew members.
Probable cause:
According to the Greek Authorities, the collision was caused by a violation of the flight safety rules.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9 at RAF Cranwell: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 1, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
J8159
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Cranwell - Cranwell
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local training flight out from RAF Cranwell. While flying in the vicinity of the airfield, he lost control of the airplane that entered a dive and crashed, bursting into flames. The pilot William Henry Hodgkinson was killed.

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

Date & Time: Mar 7, 1930 at 0700 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
H-149
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bandung – Kalijati
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
On final approach to Kalijati Airfield, the aircraft stalled and crashed. Both occupants were seriously injured and one of them died from his injuries two days later.

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

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G-EBOQ
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Coventry - Coventry
MSN:
282
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Sole on board, the pilot was completing a local training flight out from Coventry Airport. On approach, he lost control of the airplane that entered a dive and crashed in Whitley Abbey, north of the airfield. The pilot was seriously injured and died from his injuries 18 days later, on July 27.

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

Date & Time: May 21, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Brasschaat AFB - Brasschaat AFB
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local exercice with the ground forces. In flight, the aircraft was inadvertently shot down by ground artillery, entered a dive and crashed. The pilot Georges Poullet was killed.
Probable cause:
Inadvertently shot down by ground artillery.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9 in Croydon

Date & Time: Nov 17, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G-EBEP
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
MSN:
D5799
YOM:
1922
Location:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Croydon Airport, while climbing, the aircraft went out of control, crashed onto a house and eventually came to rest in a garden located in Sanderstead, south of the airport. All three occupants were seriously injured and the aircraft and the house were demolished.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9 in Awans

Date & Time: Sep 4, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
D-18
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On approach to Liège-Bierset Airport, the aircraft was too low. It collided with a telegraph pole and crashed in Awans, about 3 km north of the airfield. Both occupants were injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.9A in Great Glen: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 2, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
J8107
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Castle Bromwich - Castle Bromwich
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, departed Castle Bromwich on a training mission. While making a sharp turn, he lost control of the airplane that stalled, entered a dive and crashed in a field. The pilot P/O George Herbert Aldridge was killed.